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Three Women Arrested for Alleged Robbery Incident on St. Croix

Police officers arrested three women on Sept. 12 for allegedly assaulting and robbing another woman on St. Croix in June, the V.I. Police Department reported.

On June 10, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a robbery that occurred in the vicinity of Crab Queen on Glynn Road. A detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau was assigned to investigate this matter and contacted the victim, who disclosed that she was assaulted and robbed by Zaynah Larocque, Zariya Larocque, Adriana J. Rosario and another co-conspirator, according to the police report.

The case was filed at the Attorney General’s office and thereafter, an arrest warrant was
issued by a Superior Court Judge who set bail at $75,000 each, the police report stated.

On Sept. 12, members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau placed Zaynah Larocque, 24, Zariya Larocque, 20, and Rosario, 19, under arrest for robbery in the second degree, assault first, grand larceny, and instigating or aiding in a fight. They were booked and unable to post bail and were remanded to the John Bell Correctional Facility pending their advice or rights hearing, the report stated.

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