Philipsburg:----- On Monday February 9th in the evening hours, during a traffic control held by members of Operation Trust II a rider of a scooter was stopped. During this traffic stop the rider of the scooter could not show the documents for the scooter in question. The young man was allowed to go to his home a get the papers for the scooter. However he took very long and the scooter had to be towed.The father of the youngster came on the scene reprimanded his son for getting involved with the police. Later in the evening, the central police dispatch received another call informing them, that the same young man had blocked the driver of the towing truck and started a fight with him for towing his scooter. The father of the young man came to the scene again and physically reprimanded his son for his conduct. The situation seemed to be under control, however later in the evening the patrols were sent to the Emergency houses in Union Farm for a big fight. On the arrival of the patrol on the scene the police car was stoned, with result, that the rear windshield of the police car was destroyed. Who threw the stone is still been investigated but the police have learnt, that this act was committed because the young man scooter was towed.
The police Department want the general public to know that their task is mainly to protect and serve the community. This type of senseless unlawful and irresponsible acts, under no circumstances whatsoever will be tolerated by the police. An investigation will be done to find out who is responsible for this act but most of all these controls will continue.