Crime

Police Commissioner On Serieux Triple Homicide: 'We Are Very Confident That We Have The Ability To Bring The Case To Closure'

ST. CROIX -- Homicide cases are difficult to solve, Police Commissioner Delroy Richards told The Consortium on Sunday. But the commissioner expressed certainty in the V.I.P.D.'s ability to bring the Serieux triple homicide case to closure. The incident, which occurred two weeks ago, shocked the territory, after it was discovered that a mother, Lyana Serieux, 24, and her two minor sons, Jordan and Jeremiah Serieux, 10 and 5 respectively, were murdered. The boys' bodies were found on the south shore near Ha'Penny Beach, while the mother was found in the cistern of an abandoned building behind the Mutual Homes Housing Community. Mr. Richards said he is aware of the community's desire to see those responsible for the crime brought to justice, "But we also have to take into consideration that we've been getting a lot of information, some of which we're treating as valuable, and some of them we have decided that it just didn't fall into information that we ...