Sint Maarten. Armed robbery at gas station
On Friday December 20th at approximately 06.50 a.m. Simpson Bay Police patrol was sent to the Texaco Gas Station of the Welfare road for an armed robbery.
On the scene the investigating officers learnt that three masked and armed men had come to the gas station in a grey colored car without any license plate.
The driver stayed in the car while the other two entered the supermarket. One of the robbers pushed a client to the side and jumped over the counter and threatened the cashier with his gun. She was told to cooperate and was struck in the head by the robber.
A female client that was in the establishment during the robbery was robbed of her shoulder bag containing personal items and some cash.
After committing this act the two robbers jumped back into the car and they drove off. Detectives are investigating.
