Man to do community service for theft of solar lights

Rackesh Arjune appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday, and pleaded guilty to a charge of simple larceny.
The charge detailed that, on November 23, he stole two solar lights worth $18,000, the property of Merundoi Incorporated of Lot 109 “E” Barrack Street, Kingston, Georgetown.
According to the Police prosecutor, when a Merundoi worker arrived at work that day, the two solar lights were discovered missing. Accordingly, the staff member reviewed the CCTV footage and noticed Arjune removing the lights. Following Police investigation, Arjune was arrested and charged.
Since Arjune had never previously broken the law, the Chief Magistrate ordered him to complete community service on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from December 15, 2023 to February 21, 2024. The required community service must be completed between 09:00h and noon; and disregard of the court’s directive would result in Arjune spending three weeks in jail. (G1)