Thieves caught in the act and flee the scene.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Saturday December 22nd, 2013 at approximately 5:00am, several police patrols were directed to Star Ocean Supermarket to investigate a break-in. On the scene, the investigating officers saw several unknown men jump out a window located on the side of the building and take off in the darkness running through the bushes. During the investigation the officers discovered a grey colored caravan with the license plate M-3275 hidden in the bushes. The driver of that vehicle had also fled the scene on foot. The vehicle in question was parked with cases of Heineken beer and several other boxes filled with different types of alcoholic drinks. This vehicle was immediately confiscated for further investigation and taken to the Philipsburg Police Station. As the investigation continued on the inside of the building the officers noticed that the culprits had already prepared several boxes with merchandise to take from the store. Personnel from the Detective and Forensic Department arrived on the scene to search for evidence. A welding and burning torch, acetylene, oxygen bottles and other items that can be used to commit these type of acts were found and also confiscated for further investigation. No arrests were made.

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