THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
 
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 
 
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VIPD RELEASE- 120722-342 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
December 7, 2022  
VIPD Make Swift Arrest; Spicy Grill Restaurant Robbery Suspect Caught 
St. Croix, USVI - On December 7, 2022, at 2:29 pm, 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched 
the Wilbur Francis Command units to a possible robbery at Spicy Grill Restaurant in Estate 
Golden Grove. Information was relayed via 911 dispatch that a heavy-set black male entered 
the business, and he was recognized as the same suspect from a previous robbery at the 
location on November 18, 2022. Officers were advised of the suspect’s path of flight, where 
he was spotted and surrendered to police and was taken into custody without incident. 
  
The suspect, later identified as 21-year-old Akemoi Simmonds, was arrested at 2:41 p.m. and 
charged with Robbery 3rd. Unable to post the $25,000.00 bail, he was remanded to the John 
Bell Correctional Facility pending Advised of Rights Hearing on Friday, December 9, 2022. 
Mr. Simmonds is a UVI student and is currently on conditional release from two 
previous robberies in 2020, in which his accomplice fired shots at a pursuing police officer.   
 
These incidents are currently under investigation. If you have any information please call the 
CIB tip line at (340) 778-4850 or (340) 712-6072, Crime Stoppers V.I. at 1(800) 222-TIPS or 
911.  
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