THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 112823-365 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
November 28, 2023 
 
Traffic Stop for Heavily Tinted Windshield  
Resulted in the Discovery of Illegal Firearm 
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – On Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 4:39 p.m., 
Officers of the Special Operations Bureau (SOB) were on patrol in Frederiksted 
Town, on Emancipation Drive vicinity of Loops when a gray Chevy Cruze was 
observed being operated with heavily tinted front windshield which passed the AS1 
line. When officers stopped the vehicle, a strong odor of what appeared to be 
marijuana emanated from inside of the vehicle. A search was conducted of the Chevy 
Cruze and as a result, a 9mm handgun with an extended magazine and an obliterated 
serial number was recovered along with several clear mason jars and clear sandwich 
bags containing what appeared to be marijuana. 
Subsequently, Mr. Zaphique R. Jacobs, 29-years-old was placed under arrest for 
Carrying of a Firearm Openly or Concealed, and Possession with Intent to Distribute 
& Possession or Sale of Ammunition. His bail was set at $50,000.00. 
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