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June 6, 2007 Police Substation will be provided in Red Hook, St. Thomas when East End Plaza opens Police services on the East End of St. Thomas will get a major boost later this year when a new substation opens at East End Plaza, now under construction opposite the Red Hook ferry terminal. Gov. John P. deJongh, Jr. said Wednesday that Managing Member of East End Plaza, Ricardo Charaf, has provided space in the plaza for the development of a police substation. "We are very happy to be able to provide this facility for the police department and for the benefit of the Red Hook community," Charaf said in recent correspondence to Police Commissioner James Mc Call. The police substation will be ready for use in December 2007, the targeted completion date of the East End Plaza project. DeJongh expressed his sincerest gratitude to Charaf for his generosity in including the police department in the final plan of the new plaza. "The thoughtful actions of Ricardo Charaf and East End Plaza, LLC go a long way towards improving the services that can be provided by the men and women of the V.I. Police Department. This type of public-private partnership is a wonderful step in the right direction. With cooperation like this from the public and the business community we all win in the end." DeJongh also pointed out that to the east of East End Plaza is adequate space for the construction of an emergency services center that could house an ambulance as well as components of the Fire Services and Police Department and possibly an emergency McCall said the VIPD has long sought after a location on the east end that would have facilitated increasing police presence. "This is a golden opportunity for the VIPD to achieve its goal of providing enhanced police protection to this community," McCall noted. He said the opening of the new police substation in Red Hook will coincide with the completion of two police classes this calendar year. "With the new officers on board, police administrators will have a more flexibility in scheduling officers at the new substation and at the four other police stations in the St. Thomas – St. John district." The Virgin Islands Police Department extends its sincerest appreciation to the principals of East End Plaza, LLC especially its Managing Member Ricardo Charaf, said McCall. |
