Crime

St. Croix Man Charged After Climbing Neighbor’s Roof and Stealing Starlink Device, Police Say

ST. CROIX — A St. Croix man is facing theft, trespassing, and destruction of property charges after police say he entered a neighbor’s yard in Estate Whim, climbed onto the roof of the home, and removed a Starlink satellite internet device and a surveillance camera. The incident, reported Saturday evening, ended with Claudio Ponce Jr. in custody and before the court on Monday, where a magistrate found probable cause to uphold the charges and set bail conditions ahead of trial. According to police, officers responded to an Estate Whim residence after the homeowner reported that someone from the neighboring property had entered his yard earlier that day. The resident told officers that when he returned home, his sister informed him that the intruder had come from the neighboring property, jumped the fence, and entered the yard. According to the sister, she ordered the man to leave, but he cursed at her and remained on the property. Police said the man then took a ladder and climbed...