THIEVES Sunday night broke into the home of Pastor/Reporter Rajendra Prabhulall’s house at Walton Hall on the Essequibo Coast, but were prevented by a dog from stealing expensive electrical household appliances.According to Prabhulall, the thieves removed several panes from a louvre window at the front of the lower flat of the two-storey building to gain entry. He said he and his wife, Jenetta, along with a sister, Ms.Pertina Stephens, returned home from church at around 22:00hrs Sunday, and secured the building before retiring to bed on the upper storey.
Mrs. Prabhulall said she heard noises and her dog was barking furiously just before midnight. There was no electricity at the time.
She said at around 05:00hrs the next morning, her husband woke up  and went downstairs and discovered some 10 panes removed from the front louvre window.
She said checks were made immediately to see what was missing, but they discovered only a tin of milk and some bananas missing from the refrigerator.
She said a bag with some clothing and money belonging to her sister were missing, along with a few bottles of soft drinks.
Jenetta said the thieves did not get the chance to remove a computer, television , a video cassette player,video digital camera and other electronic equipment that were in the lower flat. She said they also gained entry to the upper flat via an internal step, and tried to remove a new 42-inch television set, but were unsuccessful, perhaps because of the dog that was barking. Prints from the thieves’ fingers were visible on the television screen.
Prabhulall said he called the police at Anna Regina and reported the incident. He said they responded swiftly despite the bad weather and visited the crime scene. Investigations are ongoing.

(Rajendra Prabhulall in Essequibo)