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 
 
www.vipd.vi.gov 
 
VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 092723-310 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
September 27, 2023  
 
Operation Re-establish Yields Multiple Firearms in Nadir Estate 
 
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - On Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at approximately 6:29 
p.m., Operation Re-establish taskforce officers were dispatched to Nadir Estate in reference 
to shots being fired. Upon arrival, an inspection was conducted in the general area and eleven 
spent casing were found. An extended search of the area resulted in the finding of (1) Glock 
Gen 4, 40 caliber pistols with an obliterated serial number, a small white bag with multiple 
loose rounds, (1) fifteen round Glock magazine filled to capacity, and (3) Generic magazines 
with ammunition.  
The Virgin Islands Police Department commend the officers on a job well done. The men and 
women of VIPD are committed to keeping the community safe and getting firearms off the 
streets. 
 
 
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