…recovered at businessman’s home, security arrested
The panels that were stolen from the school
A businessman and a security guard were both arrested on Friday in Regional Division Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) after solar panels belonging to a government school in Bartica were found in their possession. Police said the incident occurred between Friday and Monday.
Reports are that a 27-year-old security guard of Two Miles Bartica reportedly stole four Merisolar solar panels valued at $260,000, property of the Government of Guyana from the Two Miles Primary School.
According to Police, recent repairs were done on the school, and solar panels were replaced and some of the panels that were replaced were stored under the school’s stairway.
However, on Monday, at about 07:30h, the school’s canteen manager, was cleaning in the vicinity where the panels were stored, and she observed four of the panels were missing. As a result, she brought it to the head teachers’ attention, who later reported the matter to the police.
Acting on the information received, the police visited the home of a Bartica businessman, who provided them with some information and the suspect was then contacted and questioned, and he admitted to the theft. The businessman was further questioned, and he took the ranks to a vehicle where two of the panels were stored. Police said that the man then went to the roof of his building, removed two other panels, and handed them over to the police. Both the suspect and the businessman were arrested, and placed into custody.
Investigations are ongoing. (G9)
