Tag: burglary
Wanted burglar suspect caught after break-in at BT church
(CNS): Luis Abel Soler (25) from George Town, who was wanted by the RCIPS, has been arrested and taken into custody after he was arrested Tuesday morning following a burglary at a church on Bodden Town Road in the heart of the district. The report was made as the break-in was happening, but when police […]
Burglar suspect jumps court bail and goes on the run
(CNS): Luis Abel Soler (25) from George Town, who had been charged with burglary, has breached his court bail conditions and is now on the run. Soler has a light complexion, short black hair and brown eyes. Police say he should not be approached directly. Anyone who sees him should call 911 immediately and provide […]
Suspect charged with two high-value burglaries
(CNS): A 43-year-old man from George Town was arrested on Wednesday, 29 January, and has since been charged with burglary in connection with two recent break-ins at commercial premises in George Town. The first burglary happened on 26 January at an electronic store on Crewe Road, where multiple electronic items, including mobile phones, were stolen. […]
Burglars make off with large electronic hauls
(CNS): Two electronic stores in George Town were broken into last week, and thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of goods. Police said the first commercial burglary was reported to them at about 9:40am on Monday by a store on Eastern Avenue. The burglars broke in through the front door and stole dozens of […]
Burglars make off with massive jewellery haul
(CNS): The RCIPS has opened an investigation into a break-in at a downtown jeweller in the early hours of New Year’s Eve morning in which tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery was taken. Police investigating the audacious burglary believe it happened at around 1:30am on Tuesday, 31 December, at the store on Main […]
Bodden Town man comes home to armed burglars
(CNS): Police are on the hunt for two men who broke into a home near the North Sound Estates in Bodden Town during the early hours of Friday, 3 January. The resident arrived home sometime before 12:30 that morning and found the door open and two masked men inside the house, brandishing knives. The victim […]
Serial burglary suspect charged and remanded
(CNS): Romario Brown (23) from West Bay, who was arrested last week, has now been formally charged in relation to two break-ins in October. Brown is accused of a burglary and an attempted burglary at Countryside Shopping Plaza in Savannah. He appeared in court Monday and was remanded in custody. The police are now investigating […]
Police arrest burglary suspect during traffic stop
(CNS): Five people have been arrested after a large, undisclosed quantity of cash, a bag containing suspected ganja, drug paraphernalia and a machete were seized by police during a traffic stop in the early hours of Thursday morning. One of the five people, a 22-year-old man from George Town, has also been charged with burglary […]
Suspect charged after breaking into GT business
(CNS): A 21-year-old man from Bodden Town is due to appear in court today charged with burglary, even though he fled the location before taking anything from the undisclosed business premises. The suspect was disturbed on the morning of 14 November as he tried to gain access to the premises with a crowbar. Police said […]
Delays in case cut bank burglary gang’s jail time in half
(CNS) The sentences of three men convicted of an “audacious burglary” at the Royal Bank of Canada in 2016 and a woman accused of handling $4,000 of the more than CI$500,000 that was stolen were all cut by 50% on Friday because it took over eight years for the case to conclude. David Samuel Bodden, […]
Business owners urged to take steps to prevent crime
(CNS): The RCIPS is still receiving reports of commercial burglaries and robberies and is urging owners to take more steps to prevent crime and keep their businesses safe from thieves. Installing appropriate security features such as alarms and CCTV systems can go a long way, but it is important that owners make sure the kit […]
