St. Martin News Network

Philipsburg: --- The investigation that was taking place with investigators from the Police Internal Affairs Department from Curacao has been completed and the officers are scheduled to leave St. Maarten today (Wednesday). SMN News has been reliably informed that the investigation took some turns as it relates to the alleged missing documents from the CID department.

Reliably information reaching SMN News indicates that the investigators are allegedly questioning the circumstances of the disappearance of the CID logbook for the year 2000. It is not clear when the KPSSS realized this log was missing and if action was taken prior to now.

The investigators it is understood questioned a number of persons pertaining to the allegations made against Detective Carlton Philips. Philips in an open letter to the media stated that he was accused of destroying documents while he headed the CID department. Philips in his letter had stated that he requested an investigation be conducted. It is still not clear if the investigation that is currently underway would deal with the allegations made by Philips or if another investigation would have to take place.

The officer had said that members of the management team of the police force were involved in a self-enrichment scheme. So far, no details on the investigation have been released by the Police Department. SMN News understands that the reports from the investigators have been submitted to the prosecutor’s office who would decide how the case would be handled.

Efforts made to contact the lawyer representing officer Philips for a comment proved futile.

6 Comments

lala October 27, 2009 200.7.49.78 Votes: +0	bust the pot report abuse vote down vote up
alex October 28, 2009 200.7.56.139 Votes: +0	Waw, be carefull what you'r wishing for. report abuse vote down vote up
missing files October 28, 2009 200.7.58.77 Votes: +0	How can the CID log book go missing? These are documents from an intelligence agency, stuff don't just go missing. I assume the CID was manned by both local and by officers from the Netherlands at all times. Something is real fishy here. Does this mean that the tamperaring with evidence case sticks? report abuse vote down vote up
Watcher October 28, 2009 72.252.9.55 Votes: +0	Heads will roll soon. Dont say that i did not warned all that are involved. Cases like this will allways cost some heads and now the one who started this all, has to be carefull. We will read it in the papers with the headlines: "C.PH knew they were planning against him" or C.PH busted himself" I am enjoying myself allready. Good luck all report abuse vote down vote up
To mr. watcher October 29, 2009 200.7.53.211 Votes: +0	Do not enjoye yourself yet, because when the investigation is made public (if it is made public) you will see what they accused mr. Philips for. You will see what they mess-up a man good name for. Just hope it never happen to you or your love ones report abuse vote down vote up
Mr. Prophet October 29, 2009 72.252.14.51 Votes: +0	There's a whole lot more cooking in the pot for years now than what is going on at CID and we know it. For it is not now that someone wanted to burst the pot.So i will not be surprised if this all fades away to a simmer in the pot, because of how many top cats will get dabbed if the pot burst. report abuse vote down vote up