Korps Politie Sint Maarten

Safety Covid-19 Protocols

Announcements, Featured, News

The Police Force of Sint Maarten KPSM has reimplemented its strict Covid-19 safety protocol to protect its officers and visitors to the police (sub)station(s). The public, therefore, encouraged to email the Detectives Department in the event of a simple complaint. An appointment

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Traffic accidents

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Over the past week, KPSM’s Traffic Department has yet again handled a number of accidents resulting in injuries. KPSM will be continue to carry out the controls on scooterriders and motorcyclists, especially due to some road users not respecting or

Alpha Team reflects on 2021 operations

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The Alpha Team has compiled an analysis of its operations in 2021 compare withthose of previous years in particular the number of packages of narcoticsintercepted by the team. The amount of narcotics intercepted and confiscated, at Princess JulianaInternational Airport and Port

KPSM called in to rule out foul play in suicide case

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Early Wednesday morning, January 05, 2022 at around 03:00, the Police Central Dispatch received a call from Coast Guard personnel that they had encountered a man on Mullet Bay beach who was suspected of having committed suicide. Several police patrols along

13-year-old dies from stab in chest

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A thirteen-year-old girl is dead after she was reportedly stabbed in the chest by an eighteen-year-old girl. The stabbing took place after 7:00pm today, January 1, 2022, on L.B. Scott Road in the vicinity of the John Cooper/Jose Lake Ballpark.The

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Police was directed to Dutch Quarter for a house fire

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Central Dispatch received several calls on Friday morning around 11.50 am concerning this incident at Helsinki drive in Dutch Quarter. Fire department managed to out the fire but there was a great amount of material damage to the complex.No one

Quit using the Boardwalk as a parking lot

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Over the last few days, the police again received reports about the parking situation on the Boardwalk in Philipsburg. On several occasions, warnings have been issued to drivers of vehicles not to use the Boardwalk as a place to park. As

Suspect arrested in connection with Ginger Island Road

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Police has arrested a suspect in connection with the October 15 2021 Ginger Island Road shooting. On Thursday, December 30, in the vicinity of Oyster Pond at approximately 2:00pm, police arrested E.M. for whom an arrest warrant was issued in connection

Suspect arrested in connection with Basseterre Drive shooting

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Over the past 24 hours, the staff of the police major crimes unit has been busy investigating the shooting that took place at Basseterre Drive in Middle Region in which a woman was shot several times on Boxing Day. She

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Police investigating fatal vehicle accident

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At approximately 1:30am on Tuesday, December 28, Police Central Dispatch received numerous calls of a vehicle crash on L.B. Scott Road in which three people were severely injured. Several police patrols and paramedics were deployed to the crash scene.Upon arrival

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Female victim stabbed after an altercation with her friend

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In the morning hours of December 25, 2021, Central Dispatch received a call that a woman was being stabbed on the Sucker Garden road near the area where Cowboy is located. It was revealed that the victim had been having

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Results of controls held over the last few weeks

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St. Maarten police forces are currently still executing its year-end enforcement program. During these planed actions several traffic controls were conducted whereby vehicles and persons were stopped and checked. In these course of these operations, which took place on the

Woman shot and injured in Middle Region on Boxing Day

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A woman was critically injured after being shot reportedly by her partner on Boxing Day, Sunday, December 26, 2021, around 1:30pm on Basseterre Road in Middle Region. She remains in the hospital in critical condition. The suspect fled the scene in

Robber shot in the leg by police officers after robbery

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Police Central Dispatch received around 1:40 am on December 21, 2021, of a possible theft or robbery of a phone at an establishment on Welfare Road in Simpson Bay, close to the bridge. Based on the information received, the suspect

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Final exam assignment project BPO 4

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On December 15, 2021, the 4 student groups of the BPO-4 class defended their final exam assignment project. The subject matter was on environmental violation issues on St. Maarten. This also represented their final exam project. Graduation ceremonies for

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Serious traffic accident on Welfare Road

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At approximately 7:15am on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 , Central Dispatch received several calls about a serious accident on Welfare Road. Based on information received, a motorcycle rider was struck and badly injured near Domino's Pizza. Several patrol and the

Arrest in connection with shooting Blijdens Drive

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On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, various units of St. Maarten Police KPSM joined forces to apprehend suspect J.C. for whom an arrest warrant was issued for a shooting on Blijden Drive on October 30, 2021. The suspect was arrested in Cole

Armed robberies over the last few weeks

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The detectives of the Special Unite Robberies (S.U.R.) have been kept busy investigating a spree of robberies that have been reported over the past couple of weeks . During each robbery reported, the unknown perpetrator(s)entered the establishment dressed in dark-colored

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Another road fatality recorded, driver was not wearing seatbelt

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For the last few weeks, the Police Force of Sint Maarten KPSM has registered a sharp increase in the number of accidents resulting in injuries or death. KPSM’s Traffic Department is conducting an investigation into the eighth road fatality for

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Police urges drivers to be cautious while driving

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The traffic department of the Police Force of Sint Maarten is again dealing with an increase in vehicle accidents. These have resulted in several people sustaining minor injuries and severely damaged vehicles These vehicle accidents primarily occurred at the junction

Suspects arrested in connection with assault

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The Sint Maarten Police Force has arrested two people for the assault. The detective department detained a man with initials G.A.P. for suspected assault after he turned himself into police on November 24. The suspect reportedly assaulted his victim

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Few incidents related to the visit of the six cruise ships

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The police force were extremely busy with monitoring and controlling the situation throughout Philipsburg and the outlying districts in relation to the six cruise liner visit on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Besides some conditions with traffic the entire day was reasonably

Police are about to launch controls

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The St. Maarten Police Force in together with the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Justice will be conducting a number of general traffic controls throughout the next few weeks. These overall controls will in general be focused on

Parking fine to increase to NAf 150 for ‘hot spots’

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The fine for parking violations has been increased for several “hot spots” around the country as part of a joint effort by the Prosecutor’s Office and the Police Force of St. Maarten KPSM to aid the better flow of traffic

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Use caution while driving during this busy time of year

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The St. Maarten Police Traffic Department had to handle several vehicle accidents over the last weeks in which individuals suffered minor injuries or extensive damages were done to the vehicles. The traffic accidents being investigated by the traffic department took place

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Driver of the Governor Certified

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In an attempt to stimulate cooperation between the various government agencies and to strengthen the quality of service, the Sint-Maarten Police (KPSM) on Friday, November 18, 2021, awarded a certificate to one of the chauffeurs of the His Excellency

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Police request assistance to locate all rightful owners of confiscated vehicles

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The Sint Maarten Police Force is once again making a plea to all who may have had their vehicle confiscated by KPSM, to come to the station and collect them with proper documentation. The vehicles that are allowed to be

Attempted robbery on Casino in Simpson-Bay

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On Thursday, November 18, 2021, around 11:00 am, the central dispatch center received a call about a robbery which had taken place at Casino Starz in Simpson Bay. According to the information received, three masked men, dressed in orange work

One arrest after a high-speed chase

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In the early hours of November 18, 2021 at approximately 03:20 Central Dispatch was notified by the French Police that they were in pursuit of two vehicles which were suspected of being stolen. The French Police furthermore indicated that they were

Two arrests for Domestic Violence

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The police made two arrests over the weekend in connection with domestic violence. On Friday, November 12th 2021, around 5:00 pm the patrol officers arrested a man with the initials T.J.J as he had severely injured his girlfriend

Detectives

Armed robberies

September 25, 2019

The Special Unit Robberies (SUR) is responsible for the investigation of all armed robberies on Dutch Sint Maarten. An armed robbery must...

Special Operations

Human Trafficking and Smuggling

October 2, 2019

Human trafficking is the exploitation of a person. It is a non consensual act; the exploitation typically occurs indefinite. When people (most...

Special Operations

Interpol Sint Maarten

September 26, 2019

Sint Maarten has been a fully fledged member state of Interpol since 2011. Interpol has 194 member states, divided in regions and...

Surveillance

Traffic Department

September 24, 2019

The Traffic Department is responsible for executing advanced traffic tasks. These tasks include the investigation of complex and serious traffic accidents, dealing...

Emergency 911

Regular service 542-2222