The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is making progress in their investigations into Saturday’s robbery of the House of Luxury Jewelry Store at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park.
The RVIPF gave the confirmation on Tuesday in a media release, stating that detectives within their Criminal Investigations Department are tracking several leads but are unable to disclose any details at this time.
No details on our efforts to identify the suspects in this case can be released to the public at this time, however, we are making steady progress in our inquiries,” Acting Commissioner St. Clair Amory stated.
The police said they were alerted around 2:00 p.m. on Saturday of the incident and gave an account of what the initial investigations revealed.
“Employees of the store reported that two armed masked persons entered the store dressed in all white. One assailant proceeded to remove jewelry from the showcases, and both fled the scene toward the parking lot with a quantity of the store’s merchandise. The value of the stolen items is undetermined at this time,” the RVIPF stated.
“One of the perpetrators discharged a firearm while outside the compound, however, no injuries were reported,” the police added.
The law enforcers also confirmed reports of gunshots fired near Road Reef and the Stickett in Long Look, close to the time of the robbery.
The police continue to encourage all potential witnesses of the incidents on Saturday to be forthcoming with any information that can assist their investigations.
“Several persons were in or around the Pier Park at the time of the incident. Those who witnessed the robbery are asked to provide any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9339. Alternatively, persons can give this information anonymously contact Crimestoppers at 800-8477,” the RVIPF stated.