Crime

VIPD's 'Operation Vise-Grip' Nets One Arrest, One Firearm

ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Police Department said Sunday that as part "Operation Vise-Grip", a multi-agency effort aimed at blunting crime, one man was arrested during the wee hours of Saturday morning and one firearm was confiscated. Involved in the operation were officers from the Mariel C. Newton Command, Richard Callwood Command, Special Operations Bureau, Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs and the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. According to the V.I.P.D., officers received a call at 12:17 a.m. Saturday regarding a disturbance of the peace incident in the vicinity of Chicken & Bowling, located across from the Havensight Mall. Officers responded and detained several individuals who were attempting to leave the scene. A preliminary investigation was conducted and police discovered a firearm and a holster located inside a vehicle. La Quan Eric Castro told police that he was the owner of the firearm and that he had placed it ins...