Philipsburg:--- Police arrested a female suspect who assisted her boyfriend in robbing a home on Touch Me Not Road in Saunders on Wednesday evening. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said on Wednesday March 15th several police patrols and detectives were directed to the location to investigate an ongoing armed robbery. Henson said when police reached the scene they were told that the suspects were in possession of a handgun and they used it to threaten the victim.
On the scene, the officers learnt that the suspects had fled into the bushes behind the house he had broken into. Police searched for the suspects who were hiding in the bushes.
During the search, the officers could hear the suspect moving through the bushes from one spot to the other. However, due to the darkness it was quite difficult to pin point his exact location. At some point during the search, when the suspect felt that the officers were getting too close he fired two shots. No one was hit by any of the shots.
The K-9 unit was called-in to join the search. During this part of the search, a female suspect with the initials S.V.R. was found by the police dog hiding in the bushes.
She was immediately arrested, the suspect told police that she was not alone and that that she had assisted her boyfriend in this robbery and he also was hiding in the bushes. During a search for the second suspect, three .22 caliber bullets and a glove were found. The items were confiscated for further investigation. The fire department was called in to provide lighting to continue the search for the male suspect. The search continued for approximately two hours, however, the second suspect was not located. The detectives have spoken to the victim and the investigation is ongoing. The female suspect remains in custody as the investigation continues.
