Philipsburg:--- On Thursday December 1st, 2011 at approximately 2:20pm, a police patrol was sent to Front Street in the vicinity of Oranje School to investigate a case of theft announced Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson. Henson said on the scene, the patrol encountered the victims, a tourist couple, who were passengers of a cruise ship in port on that day. Also on the scene was the suspect, a very young boy with initials K.H.S.R., who was being held by some other persons. The female victim stated that the suspect pulled her gold chain from her neck and took off running. The suspect was chased by her and her husband and he was caught in a nearby alley. The chain of the victim was found in the immediate area and returned to her. The victim, however, did not file any charges against the suspect and requested that he be reprimanded severely. The mother of the suspect reported to the police station and was informed of this situation. The suspect was reprimanded severely in the presence of his mother and informed of the negative consequences his behavior will have in the future. He was then released in his mother's care.
Philipsburg:--- On Thursday December 1st, 2011 at approximately 2:20pm, a police patrol was sent to Front Street in the vicinity of Oranje School to investigate a case of theft announced Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson. Henson said on the scene, the patrol encountered the victims, a tourist couple, who were passengers of a cruise ship in port on that day. Also on the scene was the suspect, a very young boy with initials K.H.S.R., who was being held by some other persons. The female victim stated that the suspect pulled her gold chain from her neck and took off running. The suspect was chased by her and her husband and he was caught in a nearby alley. The chain of the victim was found in the immediate area and returned to her. The victim, however, did not file any charges against the suspect and requested that he be reprimanded severely. The mother of the suspect reported to the police station and was informed of this situation. The suspect was reprimanded severely in the presence of his mother and informed of the negative consequences his behavior will have in the future. He was then released in his mother's care.