Police/Court Round Up
Two juveniles jailed for stealing…
By Terresa McCall
Reporter-SKNVibes.com
~~Adz:Left~~BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – Two juveniles are getting a taste of prison life as castigation for committing a larceny-related offence.
The 14 and 15-year-olds appeared in Juvenile court where they were tried for a May 27, 2008 offence of “house breaking and larceny”.
According to the Police’s account of the incident, “At about 12:35 p.m., the quick response of the Police led to the capture of the two juveniles after the security alarm at the home of the Pennyfeather’s at Taylor’s Range was activated. The Police surrounded the house and made a thorough search of the property and found both juveniles hiding in a cistern. They were each carrying backpacks which contained electronic items and a sum of money stolen from the house.”
They were convicted of the offence and sentenced to serve three months at Her Majesty’s Prison.
On Monday, July 21, 2008, Vernon Simon of Basseterre appeared before the District ‘A’ Magistrate Court in Basseterre and was sentenced to serve three months imprisonment.
Simon was charged with the unlawful possession of a set of construction tools. On June 17, 2008, Police found Simon with the items and took him into custody after he was unable to provide a proper explanation for having them.
A $1 000 fine could be imposed on a juvenile who appeared at Juvenile Court on a charge of “possession of cannabis”. He was convicted and placed on a six-month bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. Failure to adhere to the court’s orders would result in the 17-year-old having to pay the $1 000 fine.
ARRESTS
The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force is expressing thanks to the media for the role it played in the arrest of Marcus Burroughs Charles of Challengers Village.
Charles was wanted in connection with a wounding with intent incident and the information was passed on to the media, which was disseminated to the general public.
According to a Police press release, Charles turned himself into the Police on Monday, July 21, 2008 and was formally arrested and charged for the offence.
Cabbage Tree, Cayon resident Xavier Collins was also arrested and charged on Monday, July 21 2008. He is charged with the offences of “driving without a valid and unexpired driver’s licence” and “driving without insurance”.
Sunny Grove, Nevis resident Neville Fahie was arrested and charged for “making use of threatening language” and “making use of indecent language”.
OPERATION
In its continued quest to maintain order in the Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis, the Police Force conducted routine stop and search operations on Monday, July 21, 2008 at Old Road.
Thirty-eight vehicles were stopped and searched for illegal drugs, arms and ammunition and traffic violations. Several drivers were required to produce their driver’s licence and one individual was arrested for carrying abroad an offensive weapon after a knife was found in his possession.
