ON Tuesday, August 27, 2019, Senior Magistrate Leron Daly ordered a thirty-eight-year-old Venezuelan National to complete three weeks of community service.

Olani Gonzales of Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to her.

Particulars of the charge stated that, on August 24, 2019, at Regent Street, Georgetown, she stole two bottles of deodorant along with other items valued at $5,049, property of Bounty Supermarket.

The particulars of the matter stated that, on the day in question, Gonzales entered the supermarket around 10:00 hours, and the security on duty saw Gonzales acting suspiciously. The security approached her when he saw her putting some items into a plastic bag.

The security then asked her for the bill for the items, and Gonzales refused and attempted to exit the store.

The security stopped her and she refused to show the bill. The unpaid items were found in her possession after a search.

The police were called in and Gonzales was arrested and later charged.
Magistrate Daly ordered Gonzales to complete three weeks of community service, at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court every Monday from 09:00 hours for one hour and told her that, if she failed to comply with the order, she would be sentenced to two weeks’ imprisonment.