Sint Maarten – Two men arrested suspected of robbery

On Monday September 23rd at approximately 04.30 p.m. an urgent phone call came into the Police Central Dispatch informing them, that two young men had just robbed two tourists at the Mullet Bay beach and after committing this act ran towards the golf course.

Immediately a police patrol was sent in the area to investigate. When the patrol arrived on the scene they saw the victims who at the time were running across the golf course in pursuit of the suspects.

The officers followed the victims into the nearby bushes where they encountered the two suspects who were hiding between the bushes. The victims, both U.S. Citizens and students at the AUC, stated to the officers that the two suspects with initials J.O.M (18) and H.H. (20) were the ones that stole their belongings and during the chase had thrown their belongings into the bushes.

Both suspects were arrested on the spot and taken to the Philipsburg Police Station and place into custody for further investigation. The victims filed an official report with the detective department.