Starvation Leads to St. Croix Restaurant Break-In, Suspect Arrested

Facing robbery charges, a local vagrant claims he was compelled by hunger to burglarize Jubilee Restaurant; caught stealing cash and beverages

ST. CROIX – A man described as a known vagrant is facing robbery charges after telling police that he broke into a restaurant because he was “starving”.

According to court documents, police were alerted to the robbery by the owner of Jubilee Restaurant, who visited the Ancilmo Marshall Command police station last Thursday morning to make a complaint. She told officers that she'd left the establishment locked on Wednesday night, and returned at around 9:45 a.m. on June 6.‌

The woman said she noticed the point-of-sale system shifted out of place and the cash box missing. A tablet device had also vanished. After taking note of the missing items, the Jubilee Restaurant's owner said she also noticed the kitchen window was open.‌

Surveillance video taken at around 4:30 that morning showed someone who appeared to be male removing the screen from that window, sliding it open, and entering the premises. About four minutes later, the footage shows the individual leaving the way he came, removing the cash box and a case of beverages as he departed. The man’s outfit, as captured by store cameras, included a hat with a blonde wig underneath, but no shoes.