Trio charged for stealing rum, other items

Three men appeared before City Magistrate Judy Latchman and were all made to answer for having stolen items in their possession.
Steve Singh, 24, of Lot 7 Riverview, Ruimveldt, Georgetown; Linton Trotman, 23, of Guyhoc Park, Georgetown; and Reyas Trotman, 27, of Lot 193 Middle Road, Georgetown, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts and denied the charge read to them. The charge alleged that on September 5, 2017, at Sheriff Street, Georgetown, they had in their possession 12 stat fans, two cameras, one jigsaw and two bottles of rum suspected to be stolen or unlawfully obtained.
According to Police Prosecutor Shawn Gonsalves, the trio who were all occupants of motorcar PVV 2662 was stopped and checked by ranks. When questioned as to where they obtained the items seen in the vehicle, they could not provide an answer and as such, they were arrested and charged.
Gonsalves had no bail objections and bail was granted in the sum of ,000. The defendants are expected to return to court on September 29.
However, Singh who is a father of three, also had another charge read to him, which alleged that between August 17 and 18, 2017, at Regent Road, Bourda, Georgetown and while being in the company of others, he attempted to break and enter Two J’s General Store; property of June Johnson.
According to Gonsalves, the Virtual Complainant (VC) secured her premises but returned to discover that her locks were tampered with.
CCTV footage at the property showed the defendant along with others attempting to break into the store and as such he was arrested and charged.
His representing Attorney, Sonia Parag, made a successful bail application on the grounds that her client had a previous brush with the law but attended each scheduled court proceeding.
Bail was granted in the sum of ,000 and Singh will next appear in court on September 29.