Thieves jailed for house-breaking

The accused men aged 28 and 22 and both of Enterprise, Chaguanas were sentenced to 18 and nine months imprisonment with hard labour respectively by Senior Magistrate Jo-Anne Connor in the First Court. The men pleaded guilty to the charges of house-breaking and larceny which carries a maximum of ten years in prison. Charges were laid by WPC Guerrero.

Prosecutor Sgt Ken Ali told the court that at about 8.30 am on Sunday, police on mobile patrol received a report of house breaking at Xeres Road in Carlsen Field.

The two were held with a bag containing a quantity of stolen items taken from a house. The items include a laptop, a TSTT modem and TT and US currency.