Deon P Green, Star Writer
A man, believed to be an habitual housebreaker is now in custody of the Morant Bay police in St Thomas following the suspected theft of thousands of US and Jamaican dollars as well as two cell phones from a couple’s home.
Reports reaching The Star are that last Thursday night, the couple went to bed and woke up the discover that they were robbed. It understood that the couple, who operates a business in the parish, was relieved of US$2,400, J$60,000 and two phones.
Their dilemma was reported to the Morant Bay Police and during a spot check on Friday morning the suspect was nabbed with the two phones and US$1,200 in his possession.
He is since being held on suspicion of house breaking and robbery.
Police sources in Morant Bay told The Star that they believe the suspect stole the phones and cash by ‘fishing’ them out of the house with a wire or long thin object pushed through a window at the couple’s home.
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Suspected housebreaker in custody
