Philipsburg:--- A 15 year old boy was arrested on Saturday evening as a suspect of an armed robbery that took place at the Daily Extra Supermarket.In a police press release, Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said that the Simpson Bay patrol responded to the Daily Extra Supermarket to investigate an armed robbery which had taken place moments earlier on Saturday evening. Henson said during the armed robbery the suspects used a handgun and a shot gun and after committing the act they fled the scene in a small black vehicle. The police spokesman said when police searched the immediate area they found a small black vehicle with license plate 3232 AAA 971. Inside the vehicle police found a young man sitting with a loaded handgun lying on the backseat of the car. The suspect is a 15 year old boy from St. Maarten identified as K.D. He was immediately arrested and police confiscated the shotgun. The suspect remains in custody at the Philipsburg Police Station as police continue to investigate the early evening robbery.
