Man Injured during Robbery.

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Philipsburg:--- On Saturday January 22nd at approximately 02:45am, a police patrol from the Philipsburg District was directed to Sucker Garden in the vicinity of Crystal bar to investigate a robbery. On the scene the patrol spoke to the victim with the initials L.R. who stated that shortly before on his way home, he was approached by an unknown man on a scooter. This man demanded that he hand over all his money and pulled out a gun. Fearing for his life the victim handed over the U.S. $ 25.00 he had in his possession. The suspect became quite angry and aggressive striking the victim twice in his face with gun. The victim suffered a cut above his left eye which had swollen severally. The victim was treated on the scene by paramedics and then taken to the Sint Maarten Medical Center for further treatment. The Special Robbery Unit has launched their investigation into this case.
Police is also investigating a case of arson where a vehicle was destroyed. A press release from the police states that on Saturday January 22nd at approximately 04:10am, a police patrol was directed to Umbrella Cactus concerning a car that was on fire. On the scene the patrol encountered the car with license-plate P-6546 owned by the man with the initials V.R. was completely engulfed in flames. Two other cars that were parked close by also suffered some damage as a result of this fire. Fire fighters arrived on the scene and quickly put the fire out. An investigation done by the officers on the scene indicates that this car had been set alight by "Molotov cocktails" (fire bombs). Unknown persons had intentionally set the car on fire. An official complaint has been made and an investigation into this case by the Detective Department has begun.