Philipsburg: --- Police managed to apprehend a man identified as W.B after a short chase on December 15. According to police spokesman Ricardo Henson, W.B was in a car bearing French number plate in the Mullet Bay area. Henson said the suspect along with the driver of the car who managed to escape were busy breaking into cars in the Mullet Bay area. Henson said police received a phone call notifying then that the two culprits that was in a car 717 BA 971 was busy breaking into cars. He said when police spotted the car and the suspects they took at high speed to evade their arrest.
The police patrol decided to pursue the culprits into the Beacon Hill area, during that chase the driver lost control of the vehicle and somehow could not continue driving. The two suspects then jumped out of the car and began running. Police also decided to continue the chase on foot and they apprehended the suspect. Henson said the suspect identified as W.B resisted his arrest heavily but he was overpowered by the officers. The suspect is from the Dominican Republic. Henson said police also found a number of tools and other stolen items, the suspect's identification were found in the vehicle. This case is still being investigated.
