Philipsburg:--- Two police officers had to be transported to the St. Maarten Medical Centre for treatment to bite wounds on Wednesday. According to a police press release, the two officers attempted to arrest two suspicious suspects who were seen walking in the vicinity of Tropicana Casino on Wednesday afternoon.Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson said the two officers spotted two men walking in the area and when they noticed police they began running. The officers then decided to go after the two men and to establish who they were. One of the suspects was apprehended in the vicinity of Pieking Supermarket but he resisted his arrest. At one point, the suspect who has been identified as G.M punched one of the arresting officers in his face and he also bit both officers on their fingers. The officers eventually managed to subdue the suspect who was transported to the Philipsburg Police Station. The second suspect managed to successfully escape.