Man charged with stealing NTRC’s garbage bin valued at over $1,000

By Admin. Updated 2:47 p.m., Friday, May 17, 2024, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).

Police said they arrested and charged Junior Straker, a 57-year-old Carpenter of Kingstown, with the offence of Theft.

In a May 17 press release, the Public Relations and Complaints Department of the Royal St. Vincent and th Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) said Straker is accused of stealing one blue ninety-gallon (90gal) garbage bin valued at $1,002.65ECC, the property of the National Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (NTRC).

Police said the garbage bin was reported stolen at Richmond Hill on May 11, 2024.

Junior Straker pleaded guilty to the offence on May 17, 2024, and was remanded in custody. The matter was adjourned to May 28, 2024, for sentencing.

In other police news, the RSVGPF said that on May 16, 2024, they arrested and charged Jonathan Browne, an 18-year-old Labourer of Barrouallie, with the offence of Burglary.

Browne is accused of unlawfully entering the dwelling house of a 30-year-old Labourer of the same address, as a trespasser and stealing a quantity of accessories and cash, with the value currently unknown. The incident occurred at Keartons Hill on May 11, 2024.