Burglars strike at Sabina Park
St George’s players lose cell phones, bags, jewellery, phone watches
Published:Monday | September 12, 2022 | 12:07 AMLivingston Scott/Gleaner Writer
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St George’s College and the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) are tight-lipped on the circumstances under which members of the St George’s College Manning Cup team had items stolen from their changing room at Sabina Park on Saturday...
St George’s College and the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) are tight-lipped on the circumstances under which members of the St George’s College Manning Cup team had items stolen from their changing room at Sabina Park on Saturday’s opening day of the ISSA schoolboy football season.
It was a bittersweet day for former Manning Cup champions St George’s, who, after drubbing Ardenne High School 6-0, returned to their changing room to find personal belongings missing.
When contacted, St George’s assistant coach Marcel Gayle declined to comment, citing the sensitivity of the matter.
However, a source close to the team, who wished not to be named, disclosed that, after the game, players realised things like phones, bags, jewellery, driver’s licences, other means of identification and phone watches were missing.
This has left members of the North Street-based school extremely disappointed, as they felt that they had left their belongings in what should have been a secure environment.
SECURED ENVIRONMENT
“The robbery was real. The youths really lost their valuables and it is hard to take knowing that it is supposed to be a secured environment,” the source stated.
The insider noted that, at half-time, no one really checked their bag but said that it appeared that everything was intact then.
It was after the game when players went into their bags that they realised things were missing and raised an alarm.
“Nothing was ransacked. The person or persons who did it knew what they are doing. You know the security features Iphones have and all the phones were offline just a few hours after, even the phone watches. So it is all a mystery,” the source disclosed.
ISSA president, Keith Wellington, said the incident was a grave disappointment but that it is now a police matter and that he is unable to comment further until he has substantial information on what happened.
“I don’t have much to comment on right now. The matter is a police matter. Obviously, we are disappointed about what took place.
“So, until we have some concrete information as to what took place, I do not want to make any other comment,” he stated. The Gleaner made several attempts to contact the Central Police Station late yesterday evening, but all the lines were busy.