THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
 
VIPD MEDIA INVITE - 101923-335 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
October 19, 2023 
 
Peace Officer Recruit Training Class 2023-1  
Graduation Ceremony to be held on St. Croix 
 
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands Police Department, St. Croix District 
will be hosting the graduation ceremony for the Peace Officer Recruit Training Class 2023-1 
on Monday, October 23, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at D. C. Canegata Recreation Center. 
  
There will be twenty graduates in various law enforcement agencies as follows: 
 
Bureau of Corrections 
Akeem Reynolds 
Jahlesha Prescott 
Xaise Angol 
  
Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
Nicola Newton 
  
Office of the Virgin Islands Marshal 
Josue Bermudez 
Phillip Popo 
Ebony Browne 
Carlos Cintron 
  
Virgin Islands Police Department 
Karima Liburd 
Sherma Aurelien 
Menissa Joseph 
Tainisha Esquilin 
Janlee Cruz (Executive Security Unit) 
Charles Moorehead (Auxiliary Officer) 
John Bermudez (Auxiliary Officer) 
Paul Bermudez (Auxiliary Officer) 
Latifa Nurse (Auxiliary Officer) 
Justin Divine (Auxiliary Officer) 
Marco Chicos (Auxiliary Officer) 
  
 
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AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 
Administrative Services Building 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 778-2211 
 
www.vipd.vi.gov 
Virgin Islands Port Authority   
Jahsheim Richards 
 
The ceremony is open to our media partners to capture the moment as these twenty Peace 
Officers Recruits are sworn in. 
 
We extend our congratulations and best wishes to the new Peace Officers. 
 
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