THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
VIPD PRESS RELEASE- 111123-350 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
November 11, 2023 
 
Man Found in Possession of Illegal Firearm During Traffic Stop 
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – On Thursday, November 9, 2023, while on patrol 
in the Sunny Isles area, Police Officers observed a black Acura TSX being 
operated without any visible license plates. A traffic stop was conducted on the 
vehicle in the vicinity of the old H&H Tire and Battery location. During the traffic 
stop, Mr. Clijon James Hamilton was found in possession of an unlicensed firearm 
which was discovered under the driver’s seat of the vehicle. Mr. Hamilton was the 
operator and sole occupant of the vehicle at the time of the traffic stop. 
Mr. Clijon James Hamilton, age 27, was subsequently placed under arrest for 
Unauthorized Possession of an Unlicensed Firearm, and bail was set at $50,000.00 
per chart.  
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