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I cant believe what i was reading....
http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/index.pl/article_home?id=17621878
This makes me really depressed, and people need to talk about it. I love Red Hook, i have never been exposed to a crime when i was there. More security cameras with infrared might have helped, or a couple big dogs and a better alarm! I hope those guys get caught. They got away with 1250 dollars, but if they get caught they will be making so much less with a police record for the rest of their life. Quite a gamble and if someone could just show them this, education is the key.
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Posted : March 14, 2008 4:12 am
Don't you just love how the media explains in detail how the burglars did the deed...
Posted : March 14, 2008 9:57 am
Much more disgusting and troubling when they describe the rapes.
Posted : March 14, 2008 10:15 am
The USVI's are part of the USA, which in my opinion has one of the best Police Forces in the world (I have to qualify that by saying I have only lived in South Florida in mainland USA, but I have lived in several different countries in the world) Why when the VI Police can't handle something, don't they send in Police from the mainland to help them out?
Posted : March 14, 2008 4:10 pm
Must be nice to live in an area that robberies never occur!
Posted : March 14, 2008 4:31 pm
"Why when the VI Police can't handle something, don't they send in Police from the mainland to help them out?"
Most police are limited to a particular jurisdiction and police that can work in any jurisdiction, like the FBI, generally need to be asked for help to enter a jurisdiction. VI law enforcement doesn't want to ask for help because they don't want to admit they aren't up to the task.
Posted : March 14, 2008 5:26 pm
Gee, I thought that there was a robbery every day at the Marina Market. At least that is how I felt in the check out line.
Seriously, this robbery looks to be planned far in advance. Not your usual smash the glass and grab. One has to wonder about the growing organizational crime on STT. You would think that there would be a merchants advocacy group leaning on the police dept.
Posted : March 16, 2008 1:35 pm
Organized crime in the USVI? LOL. Organization of any kind is not our strong suit.
Posted : March 16, 2008 10:24 pm
Linda J,
Maybe you should think about how all the drugs get on the islands, the weapons in the warehouse, the money laundering, the gangs that pop up. The distribution and sale of stolen items from burglarized homes and businesses alike. The police special task force, the US Justice Dept and the FBI on the islands. Google organized crime in the usvi.
Posted : March 16, 2008 11:39 pm
