PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday August 21st, 2014 between 5:00 and 6:00pm a man with the initials R.R.R. (25) from Sint Maarten and for whom a warrant for his arrest had been issued, for the fencing of stolen goods and the dealing in illegal firearms, was arrested. Based on an indepth investigation and information that came in to the police department that the suspect at the time was in the Dutch Quarter area detectives, the police arrest team and several patrols went into the area in search of the suspect. While in Dutch Quarter the units received information that the suspect was in a home on Gibs drive. When the suspect noticed the police in the area he took off running in order to avoid his capture. The suspect however was shortly after arrested at a home on the Tokyo Drive in Dutch Quarter. The suspect again tried to flee from the police but was swiftly taken into custody by the police arrest team. During a search of the suspect's home on Gibs drive several handguns, and assault rifle and a large amount of ammunition were found and confiscated for further investigation. The suspect remains in custody for further investigation.
POLICE CONTINUE CONTROLS AND CONFISCATE TWO MORE FIRE ARMS.
On Friday August 22nd, 2014 as police continues to execute their plan of action to remove all illegal firearms from the streets and to prosecute those responsible for this illegal act, during a search of two suspect vehicles two more pistols were found and confiscated. One pistol found in a hidden compartment in the ceiling of a grey Mitsubishi Outlander with license plate M-2535. One of the police K-9 which was used in the search indicated that there was an illegal object in that part of the vehicle. The investigating officers then did manual search of the ceiling in the vehicle and located the firearm. In this investigation the man with initials T.M. (36) from Sint Maarten was arrested and remains in custody for further investigation.
A second fire-arm was found during a search of car in the Fort Willem area when the police stopped and searched this suspect vehicle is which one man with initials K.D. (25) from Jamaica was driving. During the search a pistol was found under the drivers' seat. This firearm was immediately confiscated and the suspect in this case arrested for illegal weapon possession. The suspect remains in custody for further investigation.
The execution of this plan of action has proven to be very successful. A total of 10 illegal firearms have been removed from the streets this week and those who were in possession of these weapons will be charged. These controls will continue.
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