Local police blotter reports arrest of Ron Kuntz for 2013 jewelry store robbery in USVI

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 FOR THE RECORD Man arrested in Arizona for armed jewelry store robbery By SUZANNE CARLSON Daily News Staff Police have extradited a man from Arizona and charged him in connec- tion with the 2013 armed robbery of Gems and Gold Corner, according to VL. Police spokeswoman Sakeeda Freeman. Ron Kuntz, 42, was arrested at 11:55 p.m. Saturday and charged with first-degree robbery, second-de- gree robbery, grand larceny, first-de- gree assault, third-degree assault, de- struction of property, and aiding and abetting. Bail was set at $150,000. Kuntz and others were identified as being responsible for the armed rob- The police blotter is the V.I. Ter- ritorial Emergency Management Agency’s list of calls to 911 Emer- gency operators and the time they were reported. St. Croix Charged: Assault George Christopher, 62, of Mon Bijou was arrested at 10:30 a.m. Fri- day and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence. Police said he choked a woman. No bail was set per the domestic violence statute. Charged: Fugitive from justice Everick Phillip, 31, of Mount Pleasant was arrested at 6:20 p.m. Sunday and charged with being a fu- gitive from justice. Police said he was wanted on a warrant out of Orange County, Fla. No bail was set. Incidents in the police blotter in- cluded: Assault — 10:54p.m. Sunday, Golden Grove; 3:16 p.m. Monday, Kingshill. Destruction of property — 12:32a.m. Monday, Salt River; wf bery in Drake’s Passage on Sept. 16, 2013, Freeman said. The robbery occurred just before 10 a.m. when a man entered the store and pulled a handgun from his waist, police said at the time. The robber told the owner, who was the only person in the store at the time, to get down and then broke out some of the glass cases in the store. Police did not say what the value of the goods taken was. Kuntz was apprehended and de- tained in Tempe, Ariz., after a rou- tine traffic stop, and Arizona police discovered there was an outstanding warrant for Kuntz from the U.S. Vir- gin Islands, Freeman said. Police blotter 11:51am. Monday, Strawberry Hill; 12:09 p.m. Monday, Salt River; 6:30 p.m. Monday, La Reine. Larceny — 11:17a.m. Monday, Mutual Homes; 3:15 p.m. Monday, Richmond. Vehicle tampering — 8:59 a.m. Monday, Hannah’s Rest; 12:28 p.m. Monday, La Reine. St. Thomas Charged: Assault Anthony Picot, 31, of Smith Bay was arrested at 2:40 p.m. Saturday and charged with second-degree as- sault and disturbance of the peace- domestic violence. No bail was set per the domestic violence statute. Charged: Assault Kimberley Williams, 27, of Bovo- ni, was arrested at 5:50 a.m. Monday and charged with third-degree as- sault-domestic violence. No bail was set per the domestic violence statute. Charged: Assault A 17-year-old boy was arrested at 12:10 p.m. Monday in the area of the Lucinda Millin Home and charged with third-degree assault. se WORK CAN WoRK BETTER & * Office Printers | ¢ Multifunction / All in One Printer * Production Printers & Digital Presses * Managed Print Services www.eoeusv!l.com 776-7399 © 692-1399 Kuntz waived extradition and was returned to St. Thomas to face charg- es, Freeman said. Freeman said Kuntz lives in Estate Tutu, but the VI. Police arrest log list- ed his address as East Baseline Road in Phoenix, Ariz. Anyone with information about crime in the territory can contact the V.I. Police Department at 340- 774-2211, the Criminal Investiga- tion Bureau at 340-714-9801, the anonymous tip service Crime Stop- pers USVI at 1-800-222-8477, or 911. — Contact Suzanne Carlson at 340-714-9122 or email scarlson@, dailynews.vi. He was released to the custody of his parents. Incidents in the police blotter in- cluded: Assault — 4:32 a.m. Monday, Os- wald Harris Court; 4:38 a.m. Mon- day, Bovoni; 11:50a.m. Monday, Savan. Attempted burglary — 6:03 p.m. Monday, Mariendal. Destruction of property — 3:56 p.m. Monday, Port Authority. Larceny — 11:42 a.m. Monday, Mahogany Estate. Unlawful entry — 11:34p.m. Sunday, Anna’s Retreat. Vehicle tampering — 11:34 a.m. Monday, Port Authority; 7:37 p.m. Monday, Zone C; 7:52 p.m. Monday, Zone C. St. John Incidents in the police blotter in- cluded: Larceny — 12:28 p.m. Monday, Zone D. Outside fire — 11:05 a.m. Mon- day, Zootenvaal. Vehicle fire — 2am. Monday, Gerder Marsh Road; 2:43 a.m. Mon- day, Gerder Marsh Road. 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