A DUO charged with a $3.8M break and enter and larceny at the Home Furnishing Department of Guyana Stores in Georgetown was placed on $300,000 bail each by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry yesterday.
Taxi driver Troy Harris of Lot 548 ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown and Adrian Dailey of Lot 198 Charlotte Street, Georgetown, both pleaded not guilty to the charge.According to the particulars of the charge, between February 22 and 25 at Guyana Stores Limited, Home Furnishing Department, Water Street, also in the city, they broke and entered the business place and stole a quantity of items which include 19 flat screen TV sets, 9 DVD players, 2 microwaves, all to the value of $3,825,840.
Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said on February 22 around 14:30 pm the manager for Guyana Stores Limited secured the Home Furnishing Department by the means provided, leaving the articles mentioned in the particulars intact. He along with the workers left for home and on February 25 around 07:30 am they returned to work at the store and discovered that the padlock was cut off. Upon checking they discovered that the items were missing and the matter was reported to the police.
Ranks acting on information went to a house at South Ruimveldt Gardens where they saw five persons, including the two defendants. On seeing the police, the persons ran away. However, the police gave chase but only managed to apprehend the two defendants. They were taken back to the house where some of the articles belonging to Guyana Stores were recovered.
An attorney-at-law representing Harris made a bail application on behalf of his client. The prosecutor objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the offence and the fact that the defendants may pose a flight risk. He added that the investigations are incomplete.
However, the prosecutor’s objection to bail was overruled and the case was put off to April 2.