The victim approached SMN News inside the Philipsburg Police Station on Friday when he realized that the detective handling with his case was not serious and has no intention of solving the case. Noel Camble, said two Saturday's ago while he and his girlfriend was inside their apartment sleeping, some boys from the neighborhood entered his house and stole a number of items from them including his laptop which he managed to take back from one of the suspects. Camble said the thieves whom he knows well, stole monies, two gold chains, and three cellular phones. "When I caught the bandits with my laptop I called the police twice and they took a while before they responded to the scene and when they did, the boys who stole my belongings were inside an apartment next door and the officer refused to go inside to get back my stuff. He arrested one of the suspects who were outside but the others inside the apartment had my chains, phones and monies and the police officer refused to go after those guys. He promised me that I would get my things back that Monday. I have been coming to the Police Station ever since and I am being told the detective handling my case went on vacation," Camble explained.
The suspects, he said even took his girlfriend's bank card and they attempted to withdraw monies from her account but the ATM held the card after the third attempt. Reports from the bank and the Police were shown to SMN News on Friday as the victim attempted to get the attention of the Police.
The victim said the monies that were stolen from his house was to pay two month's rent and some other bills but now he owes his landlord for three months since was robbed.
Camble said they also stole his girlfriend's handbag that contained her bank card and identification card but police he said promised to get back his items since they know who the thieves are but to date he cannot see the detective neither get back his belongings. Police he said arrested one of the suspects and he had in his possession the monies and items stolen from his girl friend's bag but the suspect was eventually released. Camble said the detective even kept the monies and the items he found on the suspect saying he needs it for evidence.
Head of the Detective Department Denise Jacobs intervened in the case on Friday afternoon after the victim's interview with SMN News.
