Crime Stoppers empowers you to make your neighborhoods safer by reporting information while remaining totally anonymous. We all have to play a role in helping to reduce crime. If you know something, say something, as law enforcement needs to know what you know.

St. Croix: On April 19 a 32-year-old male was shot and killed at the Frontline Bar and Restaurant in Estate Calquohoun. A police officer present was also shot when he attempted to intervene in the argument that led to the first shooting. Later officers confiscated several illegal guns that were present at the crime scene. Crime Stoppers needs your help to stop the influx of guns into the territory. If you know how they are entering our borders, please let us know.

St. Thomas: On April 13 about 7:50 p. m, a couple was walking towards the Galleon House after dinner and were approached by a black, masked male who pointed an unknown object at them. The wife later indicated it was a gun. The husband told him to get away from him or he will hurt him, and suspect fled. The wife, who was on the ground in a pool of blood, sustained a cracked skull and a laceration on the back of her head and had to be taken to the hospital for treatment.

St. John: On April 19 at 3:45 p.m., police received a report that a handbag containing important documents and $2,000 in cash was stolen from a vehicle that was parked in Cruz Bay by Mongoose Junction. If you know anything about this crime, please report it.

Please continue to work for the good of all by telling us what you know about these, or any other crimes, at www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also text “USVI” plus your message to CRIMES (274637).

If your tip leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property, illegal drugs or weapons, you will receive a cash reward to be paid according to your instructions. To learn how our organization keeps tipsters anonymous, please go to our website and click “How it Works.”