‘Big Foot’ thief jailed for 12 months

Forde-John, presiding in the San Fernando First Magistrate’s Court, passed the sentence on Ian Kurt Kuar, 57, yesterday when he re-appeared for sentencing.

Police arrested Kuar, of no fixed place of abode, in a room of the cafeteria on Friday when they also retrieved tools including a hammer and a wrench.

PC Mohess of the San Fernando CID laid the charges.

Kuar also known as “Wayne” first appeared before Forde-John on Monday when he pleaded guilty to the offences and she had remanded him into custody to reappear today for tracing.

Police prosecutor Sgt Chanardath Jhilmit had told the court that on Friday last at about 3 pm ,the owner of the cafeteria at the College at Park Street, San Fernando, secured the business and went away.

The prosecutor added that the owner returned a few hours later, at about 8 pm, when he discovered the business broken into and several items, together valued $152, missing.

Entry into the cafeteria was gained via cutting a hole in the eastern side of the building.

The owner reported the matter to the San Fernando Police Station and PC Mohess together with other officers visited the cafeteria where they arrested Kuar in a room.

The prosecutor added that the officers recovered all the stolen snacks and retrieved housebreaking implements namely a hammer and a wrench.

When the officers questioned him about the report, Kuar responded, “Boss I really break into the place and I was really hungry (sic).” In a separate and similar matter, Kuar also appeared before the same magistrate on Monday charged with house breaking and larceny.

He had also pleaded guilty and prosecutor Jhilmit said on July 20, 2016 at about 9 am, Duane Diaz of Circular Left in Pleasantville secured his home and went away.

The court heard Diaz returned shortly after noon, discovered the house broken into and observed Kaur leaving the premises.

Checks revealed that a quantity of jewelry and cologne, together valued at $28,700, was missing as well as US $300.

Diaz reported the matter to the Mon Repos Police Station where Cpl Crawford and other officers visited the house and obtained “workable prints”.

On Saturday, the victim positively identified Kaur at the San Fernando Police Station and Cpl Crawford charged him with the offence.

Yesterday, the court heard Kaur had several convictions for similar matters.

On the two housebreaking charges, the magistrate sentenced him to 12 months each and for possession of the house breaking implements, 30 days in jail.

The sentences are to run concurrently.