UPDATE: Police & Customs seek occupant of abandoned boat
According to a Police press release sent out to media houses today November 11, 2014, U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents reported that around 5:45pm November 10, 2014 they attempted to intercept the vessel with the lone occupant in the vicinity of Cookie Point, St. Thomas and a high speed chase at sea subsequently ensued.
“The chase continued along the St. John coast line and into the Territory’s waters,” said the release. “The operator of the vessel then turned into West End and was chased to the Freshwater Pond area where he subsequently ran the vessel aground,” it said.
It said that agents saw a lone occupant described as black, about 5ft 8in, 230 lbs, with dreadlocks, wearing a white t-shirt and dark short pants leaving the boat and running on foot.
“The abandoned vessel is a white Renegade powerboat with two gray Mariner offshore engines attached to its stern. A quantity of US currency was found onboard the vessel. The vessel now forms part of the investigation,” the release said.
Police asked anyone with information that can assist in locating the operator of this boat is asked to call the RVIPF three-digital access number 311 or Intelligence Unit at 468-9339. It said too that persons can also call the Crimestoppers based in Miami 800-TIPS or 800-8477 and report this information anonymously.
See previous article published on November 10, 2014:
US Coast Guard ends daring chase @ WE
WEST END, Tortola, VI – Informed and reliable sources have confirmed with this news site that a daring chase by US Coast Guard ended on the shores of Tortola less than an hour ago this evening November 10, 2014.
According to eyewitnesses on the scene the vessel that was being pursued ran up ashore at Towers West End where it is believed that the occupants evaded the lawmen as they abandoned the vessel and made good their escape.
Local officers have since joined the US team and are currently searching the vessel. We are awaiting information on the incident from Public Relations Officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Diane Drayton.
When this news site arrived on the scene officials were seen on the vessel which was partly on land with the rear submerged in the sea.
Officers who appeared to have been US Coast Guard personnel accompanied by some local officers came off with a quantity of transparent zip lock plastic bags with what appeared to have been a large sum of money.
The US officers were escorted away by the local officers.
In the meantime the RVIPF are searching the Island for suspects.
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