October 15th 2014 is the official date starting the grace period of the “Stop, Drop and Go” campaign. “Stop, Drop and Go” is a joint campaign organized between the Sous-Prefect and justice department on the French Side and the Minister
1st accident took place around 03:30 am on the Airport Road in the vicinity op Arrindell Aviation. A silver Suzuki Grand Vitara P-9541 collided with a Mitsubishi Eclipse P-2015. After the collision for unknown reasons the Suzuki Vitara travelled on three wheels
On Friday October 10th between 11.0 p.m. and 11.30 p.m. police patrol from the Philipsburg area investigated a complaint of a threat with a fire-arm on the Hyena road in Cay Hill. The suspect with the initials J.D.C. (43) was
There is a photo currently being circulated on social media (face book), of some-one pointing an illegal firearm at a Police Patrol car. As Acting Chief of Police, I would hereby like to send a strong message stating, that this
On Monday October 6th at approximately 08.00 p.m. police patrols from the Simpson Bay area were sent to an apartment building on the Welfare road to investigate a case involving an eleven month old infant that was not showing any
On Thursday October 2nd at approximately 06.00 p.m. a Philipsburg police patrol was informed by the Central Police Dispatch that the suspect with initials J.F. for whom a warrant for his arrest was issued, was seen driving a silver colored
On Sunday October 5th at approximately 05.15 a.m. police patrols, paramedics and fire department were sent to the crossing of A.J.C. Brouwers road and Welgelegen road for a serious car accident, in which several persons were severely wounded. On the
Lately many media have been reporting about how busy Police and Public Prosecutors are, on the Dutch side as well as on the French side of the island, with numerous violent armed robberies and deadly shootings on our ‘Friendly Island’.
Two male suspects with the initials M.D. (18) and J.L.M. (16) were arrested on Friday September 26th after a short foot chase by police in the Cole bay/Cape Bay area. A report came into the Central Police Dispatch that a
Acting on information coming into the Police Department that at the Funeral of the late Emilien Kruythoff which took place in on Friday September 26th at the Cape bay Cemetery several persons at that ceremony would be carrying fire-arms, several
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
On Tuesday September 23rd at approximately 11.35 a.m. the security office of the Grand Marche in Cupe Coy called the Central Police Dispatch and informed them that three suspicious young men had driven on to the property in a white
On Tuesday, September 23rd, at approximately 12.30 p.m., according to the incoming reports a fight had broken out between a student from the Sundial school and another young man hanging around the school area. The situation got very serious when
Fights between students from secondary schools are again becoming an issue of concern. On Thursday September 18th and Friday September 19th 2014, at least three big fights between a group of students from the Sint Maarten Vocational School and a
On Sunday September 21st at approximately 09.40 a.m. police patrols and detectives were sent to “Le Grand Marche” located on Rhine road in Porto Cupe Coy for an armed robbery. On the scene the investigating officer were told that two
On Friday September 19th at approximately 08.00 p.m. a police patrol stopped white Suzuki Swift with no license plate in the front with heavily tinted windows. As the investigating officers approached this vehicle they smelled a very strong scent of
No less than 6 armed robberies on supermarkets were reported during September 15th through September 20th. These robberies took place in the areas of Nazareth, Sucker Garden, Fort Willem and Cole bay. During these robberies the sales profit of the day
Based on information reaching the Police Department that a popular island businessman was in the possession of one or more illegal fire-arms; on Wednesday September 17th a police search team went to the popular “Toppers” restaurant located on the Well
In connection with the ongoing investigation of the Point Blanche concerning the attempted murder of one inmate and the serious ill-treatment with a makeshift machete of another, leaving him in critical condition in the ICU of the Sint Maarten Medical
The suspect with the initials B.R.M. from the island of Grenada (39) who has been suspected for a series of car thefts on the French as well the Dutch side of the island has been arrested by police on Monday
On Sunday September 14th around midnight Simpson Bay Police patrols, paramedics, Detectives and Forensic Department were sent to Aaron Jacobs drive in Cape Bay to investigate a shooting leaving one male victim injured. On the way to the location, the
On Thursday September 10th at approximately 03.30 p.m. the police department received an urgent call from the Point Blanche Prison requesting assistance in connection with a very serious altercation between inmates whereby one inmate was seriously wounded by another with
On Saturday August 30th at approximately 11.20 p.m. in the vicinity of “Reggea Pool Bar and Grill” a Simpson Bay Police patrol was approached by a man who stated that shortly before he was threatened with a handgun by another
In the past few months a man was involved in several traffic accidents on the island. Of course that happens sometimes, because people have bad luck, but fact is that this man was under the influence of alcohol every time
On Saturday August 23rd and Sunday August 24th police continued to execute their plan of action to remove illegal fire-arms from the streets. During these two days police were successful in removing two more illegal fire-arms from the street. These
