Sleepy teen-bandit held

A TEENAGED bandit, who grew tired while burglarising his neighbour’s house and fell asleep, was arrested by police yesterday. The 16-year-old boy from Fanny Village, Point Fortin, was held shortly after he ran from the scene with over $500 in cash and jewelry. Police reports on the incident stated that on Monday night, Akila Shears secured her house around 9.30 pm, only to be awakened hours later by a noise coming from another room. Shears told police that while checking around her house, she peeped into another bedroom and saw the teenaged intruder asleep in a bed. Shears screamed, jolting the sleeping teen from his slumber. The teen managed to grab some cash and jewelry from a dressing table before making a hasty exit.

However, freedom was short-lived as the victim made a report to the Point Fortin police, and officers who responded held the teen a short distance away. The teen was arrested and charged with burglary. He pleaded guilty to the offence before Senior Magistrate Herbert Charles, presiding in the Point Fortin Magistrates’ Court yesterday. Charles remanded the accused into custody at the Youth Traning Centre until September 17 when he will return to court to face judgment. In the meantime, the magistrate has ordered police to carry out a “trace” on the teen to see if he has a criminal record and/or pending cases.