Raymond Ward, 62, of Christiansted, St. Croix, was reported missing in spring 2024 and a Silver Alert was issued. Family members say they last saw him on April 29, 2024, while the official last-contact date is April 24, 2024. At the time he disappeared he was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans; shoe details are unknown.

Known as Smiley, Ward is a Black man with a light complexion, about 5 feet 9 inches and 147 pounds, with long brown and gray dreadlocks, brown eyes and a gray beard. He is a native of St. Kitts and was known to frequent Sion Farm, Sion Hill, 5 Corners and the area near H&H Tire & Battery on St. Croix. The Virgin Islands Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau is handling the case; a photograph has been circulated and the public has been asked to report tips to local police, 911 or Crime Stoppers. The case is listed as NamUs MP152702.

If anyone saw Raymond Ward in late April 2024 or has information about his movements in those St. Croix neighborhoods, please share what is known.