St. Martin News Network

Philipsburg: --- On Friday March 26th a French couple presently on vacation on St Maarten, filed an official complaint with the Special Robbery Unit stating that they were victims of an armed robbery.
The couple told police a car that was driving behind them at approximately 02.00 a.m. on Rhine Road in the vicinity of Mullet Bay hit their vehicle in the rear.
The couple told police when they stopped to check the damages done to their vehicle to access the damage; three men suddenly attacked them. Two of the men were armed with shotguns. The robbers threatened the victims with the weapons if they did not cooperate. When the victims noticed, what was going on they took off running in the direction of the Atlantis casino. The robbers stepped into the car of the victims and took off towards the French side taking several personal items along with them. The Special Robbery Unit was informed of the incident. The car, which the suspects used to commit this act, was later found in the vicinity of Porto Cupe-a-coy. This car was towed for further investigation.