{"id":24584,"date":"2015-06-26T09:19:57","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T09:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=24584"},"modified":"2015-06-26T09:19:57","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T09:19:57","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-persons-of-honesty-and-integrity-still-exist-in-the-virgin-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=24584","title":{"rendered":"Letter To The Editor: Persons Of Honesty And Integrity Still Exist In The Virgin Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Editor,<\/p>\n<p>I write this letter to commend the Officers at the Virgin Islands Police Department stationed on St. John. In January 2013, on a visit to St. John, I lost a pouch filled with jewelry and other important documents like my passport, social security cards for my kids and myself. I retraced my steps looking all over and never found it. Eventually, I chalked it up to a loss.<\/p>\n<p>To my utmost surprise and extreme pleasure, this past weekend 2 \u00bd years later, while visiting St. John, Officer Marilyn Leware, heard my name and informed me that they had a red pouch for me. We walked to the station where she retrieved it. Every item was inside!!!! I was so excited that I neglected to ask how they got it. But I thank the person who found it and the officers for securing it for me. I can\u2019t stop singing their praises and felt compelled to share this story with our community as it indicates that persons of honesty and integrity still exist in the Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>Submitted by:<\/p>\n<p>Masserae Sprauve Webster<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature Image: Example of lost and found purse.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Editor, I write this letter to commend the Officers at the Virgin Islands Police Department stationed on St. John. 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