Pick Pocketer’s Busy in Philipsburg --- Multiple Robbery Suspects Arrested.

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Philipsburg:--- The detective department recently received several reports of "pick-pocketers" roaming the streets not only in the Philipsburg area, but also in those areas where tourist frequently visit and where large crowds are gathered. Thus far two suspects involved in pick-pocket cases were arrested. The arrests of these suspects were successful due to the fact that in the areas where these acts were committed high quality security cameras are installed. The suspects were easily identified. The Police Department as a security measure recommends and encourage business and home-owners to also have high quality security cameras installed.

Police also arrested a robber in the armed robbery case at Cuchara Alegre which took place on in the evening hours of October 1st 2010. The wanted suspect was arrested by officers of the Zero Tolerance Team on Thursday November 24th. One suspect was shot by a former police officer during the robbery. The suspect with initials T.A.Y. from St Maarten for whom a warrant for his arrest had been issued was spotted by the officers on the Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard in the Vicinity of Sang's Supermarket.
He was arrested on the spot without incident and taken to the police station where he was handed over to the Detective Department for further investigation.

On Thursday detectives also arrested two young men both with the initials O.R. from St. Maarten. Both suspects are suspected of robbing a crew member of a cruise ship in port on that day. The victim stated that while walking with another crew member in the Sucker Garden area he was attacked and beaten by the two men and his gold chain was stolen from his neck. As a result of the beating he suffered a hematoma to the left side of his face.
Based on the description the victim and witness gave to detectives the suspects in question were arrested. Both suspects are in custody for further investigation.

The men in blue also captured two persons for being in possession of firearms.
On Thursday at approximately 06:30 p.m. while on patrol on the Little Bay road, a patrol from the Zero Tolerance team spotted a small white vehicle with license plate 144ZBG971 with dark tinted windows coming from the Fort Willem road. As the occupants saw the police patrol they started behaving quite suspicious. The patrol stopped the car in question to verify who the occupants of that car were. During the control of the car the officers smelled a strong scent of marijuana and noticed that one of the occupants had a marijuana-butt in his hand. During search of the car a ladies handbag containing a pistol and ten bullets were found and confiscated. Both suspects with the initials L.K. and G.J. denied having any knowledge of the weapon found. Both suspects were arrested on the spot and taken to the police station where they were handed over to the Narcotics and Fire-Arm Division.