PHILIPSBURG--Police plan to step up controls starting today, Friday, to reduce crime.

Yesterday's announcement came amid reports of a marked increase in criminal activities on the island, both Dutch and French sides.

In making the announcement, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet urged residents to carry their ID and other documents at all times and to be sure to follow all safety rules.

He stressed that the police would not be tolerating infractions.

"We would like to urge the community at large to please cooperate with the officers when stopped during this action," he said.

Juliet also asked anyone with information to contact police at 9300.

Meanwhile, included in its series of reports yesterday, the police announced that they were investigating a shooting incident that left two men hospitalized, a robbery at an electronics store in which one man was shot, and an armed robbery at a Chinese restaurant.

Home invasion

A man was hospitalised with a gunshot wound in his shoulder Thursday night after confronting an armed intruder who broke into his house. A man with a shotgun and another home invader broke into F.B.'s home and tried to steal from him.

The noise they made woke B. from sleep. He walked into the living room and caught the armed man. He saw the second man on the porch. The gunman shot at B. when he screamed and tried to run back into his bedroom.

The thieves stole at least a TV before escaping in a white car, possibly a Hyundai Sonata, police said.

Shooting

Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday that left two men hospitalised. One of the victims was in intensive care up to Thursday, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet said. The other, C.C., told police he had been walking to his car in an unspecified district when someone shot at him. Everyone had left the scene by the time police arrived, Juliet said.

Man shot

An armed man shot a man at Govar Electronics store on A.Th. Illidge Road during a robbery Thursday afternoon, police reported late Thursday. The unidentified gunman reportedly entered the store and demanded money. He pushed one man to the floor, shot him and stole his chain before escaping.

Two robbed

Gunmen stole about US $500 from two Chinese restaurant workers in Philipsburg this week, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet reported on Thursday.

Robbers attacked the men while they were relaxing after work and threatened them with a sawed-off shotgun. The robbers wore a red cloth and a black mask to hide their identities.

The victims described one of the robbers as approximately 1.65 metres tall and wearing a long-sleeved hooded black jacket. The other was approximately 1.75 metres tall and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. Both were of dark complexion and slim.

Couple fights

A woman was hurt in a fight with her boyfriend on Wednesday, police said. The couple argued before it became violent. The unidentified man could not be found up to Thursday.

Sore loser

A pool player took being a sore loser to a new level Wednesday night when he allegedly lashed his opponent with a game stick. Police said victim O.P. had sustained a broken right arm and left wrist in an encounter with a man identified only by his nickname near a pool bar in Cay Hill. The men started cursing each other at Teke Teke Bar and then O.P. was attacked with the pool stick.

Found dead

Police found Anita Andrea Lewis (46) dead in her Defiance Road home Thursday. The police, paramedics and an on-site doctor concluded that the Guyanese woman had died of natural causes.

Burglary

Burglars stole jewellery and electronics from a home on Christopher Maccow Road some time Wednesday evening. They took the resident's Canon digital camera, Sony laptop, necklace, bracelet, ring and other jewellery. Police said some of the jewels were worth about US $1,000.

ATM cards

Police arrested four persons in Sucker Garden on Wednesday for their suspected involvement in a burglary. Officers found ATM cards that had been stolen during a break-in, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet reported.

PHILIPSBURG--Police plan to step up controls starting today, Friday, to reduce crime.

Yesterday’s announcement came amid reports of a marked increase in criminal activities on the island, both Dutch and French sides.

In making the announcement, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet urged residents to carry their ID and other documents at all times and to be sure to follow all safety rules.

He stressed that the police would not be tolerating infractions.

“We would like to urge the community at large to please cooperate with the officers when stopped during this action,” he said.

Juliet also asked anyone with information to contact police at 9300.

Meanwhile, included in its series of reports yesterday, the police announced that they were investigating a shooting incident that left two men hospitalized, a robbery at an electronics store in which one man was shot, and an armed robbery at a Chinese restaurant.

Home invasion

A man was hospitalised with a gunshot wound in his shoulder Thursday night after confronting an armed intruder who broke into his house. A man with a shotgun and another home invader broke into F.B.’s home and tried to steal from him.

The noise they made woke B. from sleep. He walked into the living room and caught the armed man. He saw the second man on the porch. The gunman shot at B. when he screamed and tried to run back into his bedroom.

The thieves stole at least a TV before escaping in a white car, possibly a Hyundai Sonata, police said.

Shooting

Police are investigating a shooting Wednesday that left two men hospitalised. One of the victims was in intensive care up to Thursday, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet said. The other, C.C., told police he had been walking to his car in an unspecified district when someone shot at him. Everyone had left the scene by the time police arrived, Juliet said.

Man shot

An armed man shot a man at Govar Electronics store on A.Th. Illidge Road during a robbery Thursday afternoon, police reported late Thursday. The unidentified gunman reportedly entered the store and demanded money. He pushed one man to the floor, shot him and stole his chain before escaping.

Two robbed

Gunmen stole about US $500 from two Chinese restaurant workers in Philipsburg this week, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet reported on Thursday.

Robbers attacked the men while they were relaxing after work and threatened them with a sawed-off shotgun. The robbers wore a red cloth and a black mask to hide their identities.

The victims described one of the robbers as approximately 1.65 metres tall and wearing a long-sleeved hooded black jacket. The other was approximately 1.75 metres tall and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. Both were of dark complexion and slim.

Couple fights

A woman was hurt in a fight with her boyfriend on Wednesday, police said. The couple argued before it became violent. The unidentified man could not be found up to Thursday.

Sore loser

A pool player took being a sore loser to a new level Wednesday night when he allegedly lashed his opponent with a game stick. Police said victim O.P. had sustained a broken right arm and left wrist in an encounter with a man identified only by his nickname near a pool bar in Cay Hill. The men started cursing each other at Teke Teke Bar and then O.P. was attacked with the pool stick.

Found dead

Police found Anita Andrea Lewis (46) dead in her Defiance Road home Thursday. The police, paramedics and an on-site doctor concluded that the Guyanese woman had died of natural causes.

Burglary

Burglars stole jewellery and electronics from a home on Christopher Maccow Road some time Wednesday evening. They took the resident’s Canon digital camera, Sony laptop, necklace, bracelet, ring and other jewellery. Police said some of the jewels were worth about US $1,000.

ATM cards

Police arrested four persons in Sucker Garden on Wednesday for their suspected involvement in a burglary. Officers found ATM cards that had been stolen during a break-in, police spokesman Chief Inspector Geronimo Juliet reported.