Oyster Pond:---On Monday, at around 1.10 a.m. a robbery was reported in the parking lot of "Border Bar", Oyster Pond. According to the victims while they were still sitting in their parked car in the parking lot, they were suddenly blocked by an unknown car. Two armed men brandishing guns exited the car, while two other unidentified men remained in the car and under threat of the fire arms, robbed them of their belongings, among others a wallet containing cash money and documents. Several similar robberies have taken place in these night venues, some are being reported and others are not being reported said police spokesman Johan Janchi Leonard. Those that are not being reported everyone knows why but that is not the point. For the safety of the visitors it is advisable placing of security cameras or more security guards at these locations. The Police on their part would continue to monitor the area as often as possible.
On Tuesday, evening the man P.S. (33) from Guyana, reported to have been robbed by two unknown individuals in the Philipsburg area. The victim told police that while he was walking in the alley of Hotelsteeg near L-Escargot, he was jumped from the back, while one of the bandits held a gun to the back of his head, the other robber, rammed his fist in his right side of his body and was forced to unwillingly handover his belongings. Among others, they made away with a wallet containing cash money and documents, his jewelry and cellular phone. The robber's faces were covered during the robbery. This case also has the attention of the Detective Department.
Also on Tuesday morning a security-guard reported an incident that had taken place since last year December 2008. He reported to have been attacked on December 28th, 2008, during his night shift at the St. Maarten Academy School at around 11.15 pm. The guard reported that while he went to his car which was parked outside of the school premises, he was attacked by 3 masked men who was wearing dark clothing and armed with a machete, rocks and a two-by-four. During the attack, the pelted rocks broke his parked car's windshield, left side mirror and damage left front door and received a cut above his left eye and a swollen left eye. The victim J.W.A. (44), from Haiti filed the complaint at the Detective Department. The report however does not make mention of other personal losses.