THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
 
VIPD MEDIA INVITE - 092923-313 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
September 29, 2023  
 
Graduation Ceremony for Peace Officer Recruits  
to be held on St. Thomas 
 
U.S. Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands Police Department, St. Thomas District will be 
hosting 
the 
graduation 
ceremony for 
Peace 
Officer Recruit Training Class 
2023-1 
on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at the Elridge Wilburn Blake Sports and Fitness 
Center. 
  
There will be nineteen graduates taking on their duties in various law enforcement agencies 
as follows: 
  
Office of the Virgin Islands Marshal 
Kenneth Arthur 
  
Virgin Islands Police Department 
Shernel Daniel 
Cashun Frazer 
Tisharn Hobson 
Jerome Liddie 
Vernise Monsanto 
Akyla Peters 
Leon Pickering 
Marlen Prensa 
Jodie Welsh 
Layeesha Ellis (Auxiliary Officer) 
Vaughn Francis (Auxiliary Officer) 
Dulijah Hill (Auxiliary Officer) 
Shamarley Royer (Executive Security Unit) 
Julien Stuart Auxiliary Officer) 
Tawana Thomas (Auxiliary Officer) 
   
Virgin Islands Port Authority   
Juan Gil 
Tamara Hodge 
                                      
Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority   
Raul Williams 
 
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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 
 
The ceremony is open to our media partners to capture the moment as these nineteen Peace 
Officers are sworn in. 
 
We extend our congratulations and best wishes to the new Peace Officers. 
 
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