Labourers caught with over 100 bags of cement in St Catherine charged
Published:Friday | December 1, 2023 | 8:41 AM
The Old Harbour police in St Catherine have charged three men who were caught stealing more than 100 bags of cement.
Charged with unlawful possession of property are Clarendon labourers 21-year-old Christopher Scott, Ramone Clarke, 23, and 26-year-old Malcolm Harrid.
The police report that a team of cops was on a patrol on Wednesday night in Bannister district in St Catherine when around 10:30 p.m. a truck was seen near a shed on a construction site located on Mills Close.
According to the police, the three men were observed removing bags of cement and loading it onto the truck.
The action aroused the suspicion of the police and the men were accosted.
Checks revealed that there were 115 bags of cement in their possession.
The police say the men failed to give a satisfactory account of the goods.
As a result, they were escorted to the Old Harbour Police Station and were subsequently charged with unlawful possession of property.
A court date is being finalised.
- Rasbert Turner
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