PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – In the ongoing actions plan to suppress vehicle theft on the island, the Sint Maarten Police patrols, while conducting a general traffic control, stopped an orange Kia Picanto on Thursday evening that turned out to be stolen.
Patrols stopped the Picanto on the E.C Richardson Street at approximately 11:00 p.m. During inspection of the vehicle, in was apparent to the officers that the VIN numbers were tampered with.
Unable to provide a valid explanation, the driver with the initials C.J.U was immediately arrested and brought to the police station for further questioning. After being questioned the suspect was held pending further investigations.
