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Man shot in stomach in robbery at Guana Bay

~ Second home robbed ~

GUANA BAY--A man was shot in his stomach during an armed robbery at his home on Pen Shell Road in Guana Bay in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

A second home in the area also was robbed around the same time. Prosecutor Karola van Nie confirmed that there had been two robberies in Guana Bay. She said a man had been shot during one robbery, but his condition was not life-threatening.

The Daily Herald understands that the man was shot in his stomach Read more

Employee steals US $70,000 cash, $20,000 worth of gold from boss

~ Arrested with four accomplices at PJIA ~

PHILIPSBURG--A Dominican Republic national working as a security officer at the Son Latino Bar, restaurant and nightclub was amongst five persons arrested on Tuesday for stealing more than US $70,000 in cash and over one kilo of gold and jewellery worth some US $20,000, from the home of his boss E. Garcia on Monday.

The five were arrested at Princess Juliana International Airport SXM trying to flee the country. Garcia said the money stolen were funds he had accumulated over the past three weeks from his three businesses: Son Latino Bar, restaurant, and nightclub, Cash for Gold pawn shop and his car wash all located near each other on the A Read more

Robbers Make Big Hole In Wall Of Grocery Store

Store owner upset about robbery that took place. Photo Today / Andrew Dick

St. Maarten – Grocery store Pondfill Food Market, located in the Van Grieken  Building, was robbed Friday morning at about 2 a.m. by bandits who made a large hole to the side of the building. Storeowner Jose L. opened his grocery at 7 a.m. and noticed that several items were missing, including a cash register. To his surprise, he found a large hole in a sidewall.

“I walked in and noticed that some stuff was missing Read more

School Fight In St. Peters Forces Police Responce

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Although the new school year just started this week, students of schools located in St. Peters were once again engaged in a huge fight.

Police spokesman Inspector Steven Carty confirmed on Friday afternoon that the police responded to control the fight involving students.

The situation is ongoing and Read more

Former Mpc Security Guard Found Dead

The late Michael Jeffers at Milton Peters College. Photo Contributed

St. Maarten -Michael Jeffers was found dead on Tuesday evening at his home at the Coco Plum Road in St. Peters. Jeffers was the former head of security at the islands biggest high school the Milton Peters College in South Reward. He worked there for over 30 years, and retired last school year.

“On arrival the patrol found the lifeless body of the well-known Michael Jeffers. The necessary authorities along with the personal of the detective and forensic department were called in Read more

Illegal home on disputed family land is unlawfully demolished

MIDDLE REGION--A young couple is left homeless after their new, quickly but illegally built wooden home was bulldozed on Tuesday by one of the many distant relatives of the land’s original owner. A woman identified by different sources as Diana Bryson had the house bulldozed, rather than having to go through the courts to have the two removed from the location.

Glendon White and his girlfriend Kayon Russel were called by neighbours and rushed home from work to find the house being destroyed Read more

Man Shot On Front Street

A police officer searches for bullets and other evidence at the crime scene on Sunday evening. Photo Today / Andrew Dick

St. Maarten – Donavan McCardy (45) arrived at the police station after 8 p.m. on Sunday evening with six gunshot wounds. Police tended to the victim while the ambulance was called for assistance. The shooting took place close to the Klass Electronics alley on Front Street.

The victim is presently at the St. Maarten Medical Center in critical condition. The investigation has started and investigators are waiting for the victim to stabilize in order to question him Read more

Police arrest armed restaurant robbers

COLE BAY--Police on Monday arrested three men who had just committed an armed robbery at a restaurant on Wellington Road in Cole Bay minutes earlier.

The men were detained around 5:00pm on August 3. Acting Police spokesperson Steven Carty said two masked men brandishing firearms had robbed the restaurant. The men stormed into the establishment, grabbed money from the cash register and ran outside where a vehicle had been waiting.

The description of the vehicle and its plate number were given to the police central dispatch and the culprits were spotted and stopped on Union Road where they were arrested Read more

Jet ski driver released, did not have a licence

PHILIPSBURG--The jet ski driver who was detained on Friday after an incident with a passenger has been released.

Acting police spokesperson Inspector Steven Carty said on Sunday that the driver did not have a licence to operate the jet ski. The driver was not a tourist.

Coast Guard spokesperson Roderick Gouverneur had told this newspaper on Friday that the tourist had jumped off the jet ski on which she was a passenger and tried to swim to shore Read more

Two Robbery Suspects Arrested In Philipsburg Wednesday Morning {Video Now Included}

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Two robbery suspects are now in police custody.

The vigilance of the police patrols in Philipsburg have been accredited for this latest arrest.

The police spokesman Inspector Steven Carty confirmed to our newsroom that the suspects were acting suspicious and one of the suspects were intercepted in tow Read more

Helena Jewellers robbery Fri captured on camera

PHILIPSBURG--The three men who carried out a brazen daylight robbery at Helena Jewellers on Front Street on Friday were captured on camera fleeing the scene with their faces masked and holding about four bags.

The camera footage was handed over to police about an hour after the robbery. St. Rose Arcade’s cameras, which focus on different angles along that section of Front Street, captured the three men fleeing the scene with the bags in their hand. The content of the bags is suspected to be their loot from the jewellery store and possibly their weapons as well Read more

Armed men rob Helena Jewelers

PHILIPSBURG--Three armed men carried out a brazen daylight robbery at Helena Jewelers on Front Street around 11:20am on Friday.

Acting police spokesperson Inspector Steven Carty said in a press release that the robbers managed to steal an undisclosed amount of merchandise from the store. After the robbery, the armed men fled the jewellery store Read more

Man shot in back during attempt to steal his chain

NAZARETH--A man was shot in his back while he was fleeing to safety after a brazen attempt by two armed men to steal his gold chain in Nazareth in the wee hours of Monday, July 13.

The victim told police he had been sitting in a car when he suddenly was attacked by two armed men who attempted to rob him of his gold chain. A struggle ensued, but the victim managed to free himself from the robbers' grip and ran towards his car that was parked nearby Read more

No arrest in threats, shots fired at harbour, matter under investigation

PHILIPSBURG--Authorities have not yet made any arrests in the incident which occurred outside the Harbour in mid-July where two armed men, one of whom is said to be a taxi driver, threatened a licensed taxi driver of Haitian descent with guns and fired two shots into the air over the transport of passengers.

Prosecutor Karola van Nie told The Daily Herald on Thursday that the Prosecutor’s Office is aware of the incident and noted that the case is under investigation. Acting Police spokesperson Inspector Steven Carty said he could not confirm any details of the incident when contacted on Wednesday and again on Thursday Read more

Woman stabs ex at airport

AIRPORT--A woman stabbed her ex-boyfriend during an incident in the vicinity of Princess Juliana International Airport SXM on Tuesday afternoon.

Acting police spokesperson Inspector Steven Carty confirmed that the incident had occurred on Tuesday, but did not have details at the time. Carty said it was believed that the woman had boarded a bus after the incident Read more

Escalated fight leads to shots fired near harbour

POINTE BLANCHE--A fight between taxi drivers, most likely illegal drivers, right outside the gates of Port St. Maarten escalated mid-last week and two shots reportedly were fired.

Detectives are working the case, confirmed acting police spokesperson Inspector Steven Carty. However, he said the details were still sketchy and no arrests had been made.

Police were called to the scene after the shots were fired Read more

Cruise Ship Passenger Hospitalized after hitting Taxi on Beacon Hill Road --- Jet Blast Experience leaves visitor with broken collar bone and injured forehead.

style="text-align: center;">Taxi Driver cooperated and settle for less than cost of damages.

Cay Hill:--- A female passenger from Liberty Cruise line that was at the end of the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) to experience the jet blast from departing aircraft ended up hitting a taxi and broke its front lights. The passenger also suffered injuries to her forehead that had to be stitched while she also suffered with a broken collar bone.
The incident took place sometime on Monday Read more

Stabbing

An alleged robber got more than he bargained for when attempting to rob Ho Chinese supermarket on St. Peters main road early Friday evening. The alleged robber stabbed the store's owner, and the store's owner stabbed him back in defence. The injured suspect staggered across the road and collapsed nearby on L.B. Scott Road, after nearly being hit by a car. Later that evening acting police spokesperson Inspector Steven Carty confirmed that a suspect had stabbed the store's owner, but had at the time been waiting to confirm the condition of both men Read more

Armed men rob Splash Jewellers

SIMPSON BAY--Three armed masked men robbed Splash Jewellers of an undisclosed amount of jewellery during a brazen evening robbery on Monday, July 13.

The robbers stormed the establishment located in Simpson Bay Resort and began destroying the glass countertops. They grabbed what they could and fled the scene in a small vehicle that was retrieved in the surrounding area shortly afterward by responding patrols, acting police spokesperson Steven Carty said in a press release on Tuesday Read more

Woman found dead in house

ZAGERSGUT--Authorities found a woman dead in her home on Tassel Road, Zagersgut, late Monday, acting police spokesperson Steven Carty said.

According to Carty, someone called the police around 6:30pm Monday to make a report after not seeing the woman, who was their neighbour, for several days. Apparently the person looked through a window and thought something was amiss.

Carty could not say whether the woman had died of natural causes or whether foul play was involved, as the police were still checking to determine this Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:---  Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor attended an anti-bullying session at the Oranje School on behalf of Minister of Education Hon. Rita Bourne-Gumbs.

The theme for the session was: "Bullying is mean and should not be seen," drafted by Michelle Vicioso.

During the session an original song was performed by three students, namely Chenieu Quailey, Marva Granger, Smijdin Penthiere.

The song was: "Bullying is Wrong Read more

Minister Connor Attends Oranje School Anti-Bullying Session

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor attended an anti-bullying session at the Oranje School on behalf of Minister of Education Hon. Rita Bourne-Gumbs.

The theme for the session was: "Bullying is mean and should not be seen," drafted by Michelle Vicioso.

During the session an original song was performed by three students, namely Chenieu Quailey, Marva Granger, Smijdin Penthiere.

The song was: "Bullying is Wrong Read more

Three Arrested For Burglary

St. Maarten —Police have arrested three young men who were part of a group that broke into the Ho Supermarket on St. Peters road during the early hours of Monday morning.

Acting police spokesman Inspector Steven Carty explained yesterday that at around 03:00am on Monday the police central dispatch received a call that several unknown persons were busy breaking into the Ho Supermarket on the St Read more

Man Stabbed At Francis Bar

St. Maarten —A “minor misunderstanding” has lead to one man being stabbed in the abdomen on New Year’s Day at a bar on the A. Th Illidge Road, according to information provided by inspector Steven Carty, currently the acting public relations officer for the police.

“On Thursday January 1st at approximately 11:00 am the patrol was dispatched to Francis Bar on the A Read more