L to R: Chief of Staff Alekisha Joy Petersen, Dep. Commissioner of Professional Standards Jason Marsh, Asst. Commissioner Mario Brooks, Commissioner Trevor Velinor, STT-STJ Chief Ludrick Thomas, STX Chief Chief Sidney Elskoe Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor during a press briefing held at the Public Finance Authority Conference Room on Thursday, announced Sidney Elskoe as his new chief of police in the St. Croix District, and Ludrick Thomas as the Chief of Police in the St. Thomas / St. John District.
Mr. Elskoe has been with the VIPD for 25 years, working in various sections of the department, to include the Marine Unit, Executive Security Unit and the Criminal Investigation Bureaus, the V.I.P.D. made known via release.
He was also assigned to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and was the Commander of the Virgin Islands Crime Initiative. Prior to his selection as Chief, he held the rank of Captain.
Mr. Thomas is a 29-year veteran of the department. He has worked in the patrol division as both a patrol officer and a supervisor in St. Thomas and St. John. He has supervised the patrol division, the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Executive Security Unit. Most recently, Thomas was assigned as a supervisory sergeant at the Training Bureau.
“I assessed the department and identified these men as having the competence and character to lead others," Mr. Velinor said. "They are lifelong public servants and are credit to the community. They have pledged to work to make the department better and the community safer.”
The commissioner also introduced the rest of his senior leadership team. They include: Assistant Police Commissioner Mario Brooks, Deputy Police Commissioner of Professional Standards Jason Marsh, Chief of Staff Alekisha Joy Petersen, and Chief Strategy Officer Dr. Kysha Fedd. He also identified other members of his senior team, to include Deputy Police Commissioner of Operations Dr. Celvin Walwyn, Human Resource Director Dwayne Richards, and Chief Financial Officer Sandra Webster, and agency Administrator Keya Canaii.
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