Albouystown resident gets 9 months jail for stealing tools

A 50-year-old Albouystown, Georgetown resident will spend the next nine months behind bars after he was sentenced by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a break and enter and larceny charge.
The charge against Gregory Simmons alleged that on December 6, 2018, at Bel Air Park, Georgetown, he broke into the dwelling house of Mark Thrim and stole two diagnostic meters worth $170,000, one impact gun worth $45,000 and 20 screwdrivers worth $40,000.
The unrepresented man admitted that he committed the act and told the Magistrate, “Your worship I would like to beg for lil leniency”.
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield told the court that the victim secured his home on December 5, 2018 and retired to bed. However, on the following day at about 05:30h, he discovered some window panes missing and his door open.
Upon making checks around his apartment, he discovered the aforementioned items missing.
He reported the matter to the Police and based on investigations, the man was apprehended with some of the missing items in his possession. He was taken into custody and the charge was instituted.