Philipsburg:--- Police arrested four suspects early Wednesday morning after tailing a group of young men who they believed to be robbing several stores around Philipsburg. Head of the Detective Department Denise Jacob told SMN News that the police did an in depth investigation after a number of businesses in Philipsburg were robbed. Jacob said Tuesday night the suspects were planning to rob another establishment and due to intensive police work they managed to capture two suspects that are directly involved in the robberies.The top cop said that two other suspects that were in the vicinity when the arrests took place were also arrested when they acted suspiciously."The two other suspects ran when they saw the police and that led to a chase, it turned out that the suspects were in possession of an illegal firearm when they were arrested. Jacob said police seized two illegal firearms during the operation and arrests Wednesday. In the meantime, one of the suspects was released while three of them remain behind bars. Jacob also confirmed that two searches were conducted Wednesday. One of the searches took place at a hotel in the Pointe Blanche area while the other one at a home in Belvedere. Police recovered jewellery in both locations which they believed derived from the earlier robberies.
