The police patrol was dispatched to the crossing Sucker-Garden road and Arch road, on Thursday September 26th 2019, at approximately 02.30 pm, for the theft of a scooter. According to the information received from the victim, he was approached by the man with the initials F.L. who was apparently looking for work.
A few minutes after speaking with F.L the victim noticed that his scooter was missing. After a quick search done by the police patrol in the area, they encountered F.L. on the Sucker-Garden road. The suspect, who was still in possession of the scooter, was immediately arrested.
The stolen scooter was confiscated and brought over the station. The suspect was later transported to the police station in Philipsburg and handed over to the Detective Department. After being interrogated, he was incarcerated pending further investigation.