THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT            
AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * Administrative services building 45 
Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 774-2211(St. Thomas) ~ (340) 778-2211 (St. Croix) 
UPDATE-PRESS RELEASE 080222-202 
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August 2, 2022  
Man Wanted for Burglary 1st DV, Turns Himself In 
Christiansted, St. Croix - On Sunday July 31, 2022, an adult female was lying in her bed speaking 
to her friend when she heard someone tampering with her bedroom window at 12:59a.m.  
She then observed her former acquaintance, Vernon Sackey Jr, pull out several louvers from the 
southern bedroom window, and entered the room.  She then ran into her little brother’s bedroom 
and locked the door. 
While she was inside the bedroom, Mr. Sackey attacked her male friend and a fight ensued. Mr. 
Sackey then grabbed a broomstick, struck the victim in the head, and took the victims' Gucci 
slippers and fled the scene.   
On August 1, 2022, Mr. Vernon Sackey Jr, 23-year-old, turned himself in to the CIB Detectives. 
Sackey was Charged with Burglary 1st DV.  
No bail was set for Sackey; he was remanded to the John A. Bell Bureau of Corrections, Pending 
advice of rights hearing. 
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