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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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