Blueberry Hill man charged with larceny, escaping from lawful custody

Wendell Pereira, also known as “Old Head”, of Lot 34 Blueberry Hill, Wismar, Linden, is facing two charges of break and enter and larceny and an escaping from lawful custody charge at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.
On Wednesday, Magistrate Annette Singh reduced Pereira’s bail from $70,000 to $50,000. It is alleged that the 51-year-old broke and entered the business place of Richard Hopkinson and stole half a case of shandy between July 15 and 16, 2018 at the Wisroc/Amelia’s Ward bus park.
The second charge stated that the defendant between July 17 and 18, 2018 at Co-op Crescent, Mackenzie, he broke and entered the business place of Monica Reece and stole a quantity of items, including one flat-screen television valued $168,000, one VCR worth $15,000, an amplifier valued at $65,000, a gas bottle valued $8000, 18 bottles of Black Stone valued $32,000, 18 bottles of Banko valued $6000 and 10 Pringles valued $3600 – a total value of $297,600.
It is also alleged that Pereira on July 23, 2018 escaped from lawful custody while he was being detained at the Wismar Police Station in Linden. Bail for both counts of break and enter and larceny were reduced from $30,000 to $20,000 while bail for the escape from lawful custody charge remained at $10,000. The matter was adjourned to January 11, 2018.