Repeat offender jailed for 8 months for breaking and entering

Thirty-one-year-old Andrew Arjune of Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara (WCD), who is no stranger to the law, appeared on Wednesday before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts after he was slapped with a break-and-enter charge.
Arjune pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that between February 19 and February 20 at Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, he broke and entered the convenience store of Robben Lowe and stole a quantity of Digicel and GTT phone cards, two cellphones and cash, valued in total $803,000, property of Robben Lowe.
Following his guilty plea, Arjune expressed remorse and begged Magistrate Daly for a short sentence.
According to the Prosecutor’s facts on the case, on the day in question about 13:40h, a staff on duty at the Shell Gas Station observed Arjune hanging around.
She then went to the washroom and upon returning, she checked the store and observed that Arjune was in the store. She then raised an alarm and a security guard responded, but the defendant managed to escape.
Meanwhile, on February 20, about 18:00h, Lowe made checks of the store and discovered the items were missing. He subsequently made a report to the Alberttown Police Station and law enforcement ranks, acting on a tip, were able to arrest Arjune.
At the time of his arrest, ranks carried out a search of the defendant and found one of the stolen phones on his person.
He allegedly told the Police that “I want money, so I raid the store” and that he gained entry through the roof of the store.
He was sentenced to eight months in prison.
In February 2018, Arjune was fined for stealing a zinc sheet from the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Sports Complex building; however, in April 2018, he found himself yet again before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts for stealing a water pump.
He admitted to stealing the water pump valued $200,000, property of Doonauth Lalta from the Kitty Seawall on April 5, 2018 when the charge was read to him by Magistrate Judy Latchman.
According to Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore, the defendant was seen by Police ranks walking along Vlissengen Road, Georgetown, with the pump on his shoulder and as a result, he was stopped and questioned.
Further investigations revealed that the pump was stolen from a contractor doing work at Vlissengen Road.
The man was called in and the pump was positively identified as well as the defendant. Arjune was then sentenced to 18 months in prison. (G15)