Tag: burglary
Police seek witnesses to undisclosed burglary
(CNS): The police are investigating a commercial burglary in the early hours of Monday morning and are seeking witnesses and information, although they have refused to say exactly where it took place. According to a press release, the break-in happened at an undisclosed business on the West Bay Road in George Town sometime before 8:00am, […]
Cops net another suspected burglar after BT break-ins
(CNS): A 35-year-old man from George Town who was arrested on 29 May in relation to two burglaries at the same bar on Bodden Town Road in Bodden Town has now been charged with two counts of burglary as police track down another suspected repeat offender. In this case, the man is accused of breaking […]
Serial burglars accused of restaurant break-ins
(CNS): Three men, described by the police as recidivist offenders with drug and alcohol dependency problems, were arrested last week in connection with three different commercial burglaries at restaurants in George Town over the last few weeks. Two have been charged with a burglary at a restaurant on South Church Street on 12 May, and […]
Defendants convicted in $500k bank burglary
(CNS): David Samuel Bodden, Statan Omar Clarke and Elton David Webster have been found guilty of burglary in relation to more than half a million dollars stolen from the Royal Bank of Canada in George Town almost eight years ago. Eliza Webster was found guilty of one count of possession of criminal property in relation […]
Suspicion is not evidence, say lawyers in bank burglary
(CNS): After a two-month-long trial, all four lawyers representing the defendants accused of being part of a burglary at a George Town bank almost eight years ago urged the jury not to convict on suspicion because that is not evidence. As the attorneys delivered closing arguments on Monday and Tuesday, they all said the crown […]
Robbery suspect tracked through stolen phone
(CNS): A 27-year-old man from George Town who is suspected of being involved in a burglary that happened yesterday and two recent armed robberies was arrested after police tracked a stolen phone to his home. The RCIPS said that shortly before 2:00pm on Thursday, 9 May, police officers responded to a report of a burglary at […]
Suspected burglar charged and remanded
(CNS): A 31-year-old resident of George Town appeared in court on Friday, facing three charges of burglary at three separate commercial premises across George Town, and was remanded in custody. He was arrested on Wednesday in relation to several crimes, including theft from motor vehicles and burglary at the Humane Society, Reflections liquor store and […]
Men charged with burglary appear in court
(CNS): Two men appeared in court Wednesday in connection with two different burglaries. Police said they had charged a 48-year-old man from North Side with burglary following his arrest on Monday in connection with a West Bay break-in. The man is accused of stealing a number of undisclosed items from a residential storage area on […]
Suspected burglar arrested after five break-ins
(CNS): A 27-year-old man from George Town has been arrested on suspicion of burglary in relation to one of five commercial break-ins that took place around the waterfront and Central George Town between Sunday and Monday. In each of the incidents, a glass door or window was broken for the burglar to gain entry. RCIPS […]
Fugitive threatens police with machete during arrest
(CNS): Gerardo Connolly (32), who was wanted by police after jumping bail last week and described as violent, was found and arrested on Sunday morning on Hawkins Drive in George Town, the RCIPS have said. Connolly, who had been on the run for around a week, was wanted in connection with burglary and robbery offences. […]
Burglars hit nine bars over the holiday weekend
(CNS): Police have arrested and charged two people in connection with four of nine separate burglaries that happened at commercial premises between Friday, 22 December, and Tuesday, 26 December. A 30-year-old man from George Town and a 41-year-old woman from West Bay appeared in court Wednesday and were remanded in custody. Investigations into the other […]
