VIPD ANNOUNCES ARREST FOLLOWING ECONOMIC CRIME INVESTIGATION
Updated: 3 days ago
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT
“To Protect and Serve”
Office of the Commissioner
VIPD RELEASE-
ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) announces the arrest of former officer Aisha Somersall following an investigation into the reported theft of a gold chain during an arrest.
On February 14, 2025, the VIPD’s Economic Crime Unit initiated an investigation into a reported grand larceny involving a gold chain allegedly taken from an individual during an arrest by VIPD officers.
The investigation established probable cause to believe that Somersall unlawfully took the individual’s gold chain during the arrest. Based on the findings, an arrest warrant was obtained through the Superior Court.
On September 13, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents apprehended Somersall in the Seattle, Washington, area, where she was held pending extradition proceedings.
On October 14, 2026, Somersall surrendered to detectives assigned to the VIPD’s Economic Crime Unit in St. Thomas. She was charged with Grand Larceny and Appropriating Lost Property, booked and processed, and bail was set at $10,000.
Somersall was turned over to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending her Advice of Rights hearing.
The Virgin Islands Police Department remains committed to investigating allegations of criminal conduct and holding individuals accountable under the law, regardless of their position or former affiliation with the Department.
As this matter proceeds through the judicial system, the charges against Somersall remain allegations, and she is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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