CORAL BAY — Delroy “Ital” Anthony asked the V.I. Police Department officials gathered to address Coral Bay business community concerns to look farther south and get help for a young native man who is single-handedly destroying tourism at the popular Salt Pond, Ram Head and Lameshur areas of southeast St. John.
“He’s my cousin,” Anthony explained to VIPD officials at the May 27 community meeting of the young man who has been accused of stalking or otherwise harassing female tourists in the isolated hiking area. “I’d like to see him do better.”
“He’s harassing my guests,” acknowledged the manager of a nearby resort property. “Help us with the Attorney General’s office; the AG will not issue a warrant.”
VIPD officials expressed their frustration with the well-known problem.
“It’s in the national park,” one officer said, explaining that the area was the jurisdiction of NPS law enforcement.
“We can assist, but that’s their jurisdiction,” the officer added. “We cannot leave our vehicles and go into the park.”