Philipsburg: -- Police on Tuesday September 1 apprehended a well-known drug addict who was seen by two detectives on a bicycle carrying a box. The alleged addict began acting suspiciously when he noticed police who immediately did decided to check what the contents of the box were. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson identified the suspect, as W.K.R.who was caught leaving Eddy’s Auto Supply with the box, which had in two new car batteries. Henson said when police questioned the suspect about the car batteries and where he obtained them for the man could not provide a reasonable answer, as such police arrested him. It turned out that the batteries were stolen from Eddy Auto Supply as the following morning that an official complaint was filed by management of the Auto Shop. The suspect remains in custody as police continue their investigation.