PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday February 27th at approximately 02.30 p.m. police and Detectives was directed to a home on Claude Estate to investigate and armed robbery. On the scene the investigating officers spoke to the two victims that were in the house at the time of the robbery. The victims stated that an unknown young man had forced himself into the house with a firearm in his hand. At one point the suspect put the gun to the head one of the victims and threatened to use it. The suspect then went over and stole several personal belongings from the victims including two cell-phones. After committing this act the suspect fled to the scene.
Female found dead in her home
On Friday February 27th at approximately 11.20 a.m. a police patrol was sent to Middle Region # 3 to investigate strange situation. On the scene then investigating officers could smell a very unpleasant odor from a decaying dead animal or person. An elderly female who had not been seen for a while should be living at that address. After continuously knocking at the doors and windows and not getting any respond access into the building. Then is when the officers located the advanced decaying body of a female lying on the floor in the bathroom. The body was that of the elderly lady residing at that residence. The doctor who came to the scene stated that the victim had died of natural causes.
Fatal traffic accident
On Saturday February 28th at approximately 06.00 a.m. several police patrols, police traffic department and paramedics were sent to Bishop hill road for a serious traffic accident involving a pedestrian who was not showing any signs of life. On the scene the investigating officers encountered the accident scene that had a lot of material damage. They officers also located the lifeless body of a male victim with initials D.C. (46) under the rear wheel of a backhoe which was parked on the property where the accident took occurred. The victim had also suffered severe trauma to his head and body. The paramedics were on scene but could however not save the victim. A preliminary investigation by the police traffic shows that the driver of a grey colored Nissan X-trail with license plate P-5324 was driving at very high speed on the Bishop Hill road coming from the round about in Dutch Quarter. For unknown reasons this vehicle came off the road and impacted a white Hyundai Elantra with license plate P-9917 which was parked on the side of the road. At the same time the victim who was walking towards the apartment building he lives at, was also struck and ended up impacting a backhoe parked on the property of the apartment building resulting in severe head and body trauma. Dr. Mercuur came to the scene and pronounced the death of the victim. The d river of the grey Nissan X-trail has been arrested for further investigation.
KPSM Police Report.
