‘Monkeyman’ gets four years for break and enter, larceny

— stole gun, ammo, over $10M in cash, and jewellery

A 29-year-old man who goes by the alias “Monkeyman”, was on Thursday sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to a break and enter and larceny charge in connection with a multi-million-dollar burglary in Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Ralph Pollard, a resident of Lot 29 Diamond New Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and also of Beterverwagting, ECD, appeared virtually from the Lusignan Prison before Magistrate Abigail Gibbs at the Sparendaam Magistrates’ Court.

Pollard was arrested on May 30, 2025, and formally charged on Thursday, June 5. He admitted to breaking into the home of Andre Perreira at New Granville Park, Beterverwagting, and stealing a .32 pistol along with 12 matching rounds of ammunition. In addition to the firearm, Pollard carted off gold and diamond jewellery and a quantity of cash, amounting to a total loss of $10,487,000.
According to police, the firearm and ammunition were successfully recovered during the investigation. Pollard’s guilty plea led Magistrate Gibbs to impose a four-year sentence with immediate effect. This is not Pollard’s first encounter with the law. Back in 2021, he was charged with attempted murder in an unrelated matter. He was accused of attempting to kill Stephen Waldron and appeared before Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
At the time, Pollard was not required to plead to the indictable charge and was remanded to prison until September 20, 2021. However, the outcome of that case remains unclear.