Trelawny man allegedly caught on camera breaking into houses
Published:Monday | April 17, 2023 | 1:03 PM
A Trelawny man was charged with housebreaking and larceny, housebreaking with intent and malicious destruction of property after allegedly being caught on camera committing the crimes on April 13.
He is 19-year-old Twayne Campbell otherwise called 'Suck Suck,' labourer, of Spicy Hill in the parish.
The Duncans Police say about 10 a.m., a woman who is the owner of two houses on the same property in the community securely locked both and left.
Upon her return she discovered that one of the properties had been broken into and that approximately $200,000 had been stolen.
The lock on the grille of the second property was also damaged.
She reviewed closed circuit television footage of the property and reportedly saw Campbell accessing the homes and made a report to the police.
A targeted raid was conducted on April 14 and Campbell was pointed out by the woman.
He was taken into custody, interviewed and subsequently charged on April 16.
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