Employee, taxi driver on $600,000 bail for breaking into city store

Senior Magistrate Leron Daly on Friday released two men on $300,00 bail each for the offence of break and enter and larceny. Helton King, 33, of Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD), and Dion Chan, a 35-year-old taxi driver of Remus Street, Agricola, Greater Georgetown, were arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where they were jointly charged with the crime.
It is alleged that on April 19, at 100-101 Regent Street, Georgetown, while being in the company of each other, they broke into the E-Zone Shopping and stole $2.3 million in items belonging to Paul Pantin. King is an employee of the store. The two accused were also ordered to lodge their passports with the court pending the determination of their trial. The matter has been adjourned to May 27. The Police prosecutor related that on the day in question at around 17:30h, King along with Chan entered the store but did not leave after closing hours.
They were then seen on Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) wandering around the store and then exiting from the roof with a bulky black plastic bag. They then entered Chan’s white Toyota Fielder wagon that was parked in front of the store. King was arrested the next morning after reporting sick for work. Based on information received from King, Police later arrested Chan, who had $130,900 in his possession. Police are currently on the hunt for two other men allegedly involved in the break-in. Back in 2016, Chan was charged along with a teen boy after Police discovered an unlicenced gun and matching ammunition in his car. (G1)