Sint Maarten. Smash and grab armed robbery on Front Street

On Saturday May 24^th at approximately 11.50 a.m. several police patrols were sent to Swiss Time Store on Front Street to investigate an armed robbery.

On the scene the investigating officers learnt that two unknown men both wearing motorcycle helmets and dressed in dark clothing had arrived in a white Van with license plate 5638AAA on Front Street and parked in the middle of the street in front of the establishment.

Both suspects jumped out of the Van blocking the flow of traffic on Front Street and entered the establishment.

One suspect was armed with a gun and the other with a crow bar. The suspect with the gun threatened the workers while the other suspect destroyed several showcases and took out the contents.