The Virgin Islands Police Department announced Friday that officers have arrested a 27-year-old man accused of robbing a King’s Alley business at gunpoint in 2023.
Police said Abdulah Hassan was taken into custody Friday, and charged with robbery in the first degree, using a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime of violence, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and unauthorized possession of ammunition.
His bail was set at $75,000. He was booked and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending an advice of rights hearing scheduled for Sept. 29, police said.
According to the VIPD, the charges stem from an Aug. 27, 2023, incident in which a masked man entered a store in King’s Alley, pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded money. The cashier handed over $300 before the man fled westward. Surveillance video collected from nearby businesses identified Hassan as a possible suspect, police said.
Following the investigation, a Superior Court judge signed an arrest warrant for Hassan on Sept. 15, 2025.
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