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 NEWS RELEASE - 042623-124 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
April 26, 2023  
 
SOB Executed Warrant and Discovered Multiple Firearms; Suspect in 
Custody 
 
St. Thomas, USVI - On Wednesday, April 25, 2023, at approximately 6:25 p.m., the 
Criminal Intelligence Unit along with the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Special 
Operations Bureau executed a search warrant in the area of building 16 of Lovenlund 
Apartments, where a search warrant was served. After serving the search warrant a search of 
the residence occurred and several illegal items were discovered during the search. Contact 
was made with the suspect who was located in the area of Building 16.  
 
Several firearms, ammunition and an unspecified amount of marijuana and paraphernalia 
were found in the apartment. Mr. Carlos Colon, Jr., age 28, was taken into custody, placed 
under arrest at 9:30 p.m., and transported to the Richard Callwood Command. Upon arrival to 
the command, he was processed and booked. Colon was charged with Possession of an 
Unlicensed Firearm (3 Counts), Possession of Ammunition, Possession of a Firearm with an 
Obliterated Serial Number, Possession of a Control Substance (Marijuana). Unable to post 
the bail of $50,000.00 he was turned over to the Bureau of Corrections pending his Advice of 
Rights Hearing.  
 
“The Virgin Island Police Department continues to keep a full court press on the criminal 
element in this community and do our very best to ensure the safety for all our residents.”, 
said Steven Phillip, Police Chief of St. Thomas, St. John, and Water Island.  
 
Anyone with any information regarding this crime is urged to contact 911, Criminal 
Investigation Bureau at (340)774-2211 or Crime Stoppers V.I. at 1(800)222-TIPS. 
 
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