6 years for stealing

Lochan pleaded guilty to the charges of warehouse breaking and larceny.

Prosecutor Cleyon Sedan told the court that at about midday on April 10, a business owner secured his warehouse along Farrah Street, San Fernando and left for the day. When the businessman returned at about 5 pm on April 24, he observed that the warehouse was broken into.

Sedan said a door was prised open.

Checks were made and $57,300 in equipment and other items were missing. Following investigations by PC Mohess, Lochan was arrested on April 5 and subsequently charged. He confessed to police that he along with another man stole the items over a period of days. Lochan said he sold the items on the streets.

Lochan who was unrepresented asked the magistrate to be placed on a bond so he could work to compensate the warehouse owner.

The magistrate declined his request. In reviewing Lochan’s criminal record Magistrate Antoine said he has 17 convictions over the last ten years.