Crime

Two of Three Stolen Trucks Recovered in St. Croix; VIPD Vows to Arrest Perpetrators as Investigation Progresses

In a swift breakthrough following recent reporting from The Consortium, the V.I. Police Department on Tuesday located two of the three trucks stolen from a St. Thomas-based contractor earlier this year. A lowboy trailer — part of the same case — was also recovered in Clifton Hill earlier today, bringing the total number of returned assets to three. One green tractor head remains missing. The stolen equipment, valued at over $400,000, had been taken in two separate incidents near the Container Port on St. Croix, where the contractor had been stationed while carrying out demolition work at the Charles Harwood Memorial Hospital. The theft, which drew widespread attention, included two dump trucks, two tractor heads, and two lowboy trailers, according to the company. The VIPD confirmed the recovery of the red and blue dump trucks, with both vehicles located in the Christiansted area — specifically up a hill near McDonald's in Orange Grove. Deputy Chief Naomi Joseph also confirmed the rec...