Police probing break-in at Housing Ministry’s Annex

Police are investigating a break-in at the Housing Ministry’s Annex that occurred between on Monday morning.
According to Police, despite the discovery of a ransacked office, no items have been reported missing or stolen and they are currently seeking a male suspect who was captured on CCTV footage entering and exiting the premises.
According to reports, a 22-year-old Office Assistant secured the building at 20:00h on Sunday evening and deposited the keys at the security area of the ministry’s Head Office on Brickdam. Upon retrieving the keys at 07:00h on Monday morning, the Office Assistant, was informed by a cleaner who had just arrived, that a door on the middle flat was open and the office had been ransacked. A review of CCTV footage revealed that at 00:22h, a man, dressed in a black jersey and green three-quarter pants, arrived at the premises on a blue BMX pedal cycle. He approached from the western side of Brickdam before turning north and stopping in front of the Housing Ministry’s Annex. The footage showed the suspect entering a compound south of the Annex and re-emerging at 00:45h from the western side of the building. He was seen leaving the area with a black haversack and a white box, heading north on United Nations Place before turning east onto Coral Street, Georgetown.
A subsequent inspection of the premises revealed an open casement window in the Information Technology room on the middle flat, though no visible signs of forced entry were found. Police said that they have conducted interviews with multiple individuals as investigations continue into the incident.