Multiple Burglaries Hit F’sted Area in 24-Hours

A.J. Pike

St. Croix - The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating a series of nine burglaries that have occurred at businesses around Frederiksted and the North Shore on Thursday March 19, 2026, within a 24-hour time frame. 

The suspects were heavily armed and described as Black males wearing black clothing who fled on foot after the execution of these brazen crimes.

The following businesses were robbed during the course of this string of burglaries:

• Frontline, Calquhoun

• The Landing Beach Bar, Cane Bay

•  JV Car Wash, Mt. Pleasant

• Blue Bambou, Plessen

• Off the Wall, Cane Bay

• Circle Bar, Cane Bay

• Aquaholic Beach Bar, La Grange

• Cravers Choice, Upper Love

• Milani Customs, Upper Love

The VIPD advises businesses to properly secure their establishments, to include increased lighting, and install cameras in and around the area surrounding their establishment.

“Do not leave money in the business,” Uston Cornelius, VIPD Police Chief in the St. Croix District warned. “We are asking for the community’s assistance in solving these crimes. We continue to engage our community and ask ‘if you know something, say something.”

The Police Chief added, “There are Police Officers tasked with handling these cases and in most instances awaiting small bits of information to close these burglaries. The Police Department cannot do it alone. We continue to urge our community to be our eyes and ears.”

Anyone with information involving these burglaries can contact 911, The Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-778-2211 or Crime Stoppers VI at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).