Mugshot of Daliqua Moses and Therese Williams. Photo Credit: THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
The V.I. Police Department announced two separate arrests this week in unrelated cases involving forgery on St. Thomas and assault involving a firearm on St. Croix.
According to the VIPD’s Economic Crimes Unit, an investigation began on August 18 after Fort Knoxx Security reported that it had contracted Daliqua Moses to provide security services during the St. John Carnival festivities. The company said Moses was issued a check for $192.00, but investigators later discovered she allegedly altered the check and cashed it for over $2,000.00 at a local bank.
Authorities said that in addition to negotiating the altered check, Moses also filed a fraudulent wage claim with the Virgin Islands Labor Department, claiming money was owed by the company.
On October 29, VIPD Special Operations Officers conducted a traffic stop, during which 27-year-old Daliqua Moses was taken into custody by the Economic Crime Unit. She was charged with forgery, uttering or passing forged or counterfeit documents, making and passing fictitious bills, and grand larceny.
Her bail was set at $250,000, and she was transported to the Richard N. Callwood Command, where she was booked and processed before being remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending an Advice of Rights hearing.
Meanwhile, on St. Croix, patrol officers executed an arrest warrant for 35-year-old Therese Williams on October 24, at approximately 9:28 a.m., in connection with an incident that occurred on September 15.
According to the VIPD, Williams reportedly pointed a firearm at a Wendy’s employee during a dispute. She was arrested and charged with third-degree assault, carrying of firearms openly or concealed, and discharging or aiming firearms.
Police noted that no bail was set in accordance with the territory’s Domestic Violence statute, and Williams was detained pending her court appearance.
Both arrests were announced by the VIPD on October 30 as part of ongoing efforts by law enforcement to address financial crimes and violent offenses across the territory.
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