Philipsburg:--- The police department is busy investigating several break-ins that were reported to them during the St. Maarten's Day festivities.
Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said during the weekend of November 10th to November 13th several persons filed complaints with the police stating that their cars, homes, and business establishments were broken into. The Police Spokesman said most of the incidents took place during the hours when the St. Maarten's Day Festivities were taking place. All cases Henson said are under investigation.
The Police Spokesman said that two establishments were also robbed by armed gunmen. Both establishments he said are located in the Cole Bay area. Henson two persons filed official complaints with the police claiming they were victims of armed robbery. The employees of the two establishments told police they were threatened with handguns and machetes. The armed robbers also robbed them of cash and cellular phones while their personal identifications were also stolen.
Police is also investigating a chain snatching case that took place on November 11 2011.
Henson said an individual identified as G.J.F told police that while walking in the parking lot of the Cultural Center he was robbed of his gold chain and gold medallion. The victim said one of four persons snatched his chain while the other three looked on.
In an unrelated case, the police spokesman also reported that the police managed to capture three persons on Monday November 13th. Police had obtained arrest warrants to arrest O.F.R, O.A.R, and J.A.W. They are suspected of kidnapping, threats and violation of firearms. The three wanted men were arrested in the Sucker Garden area by the Zero Tolerance Team.
