15-y-o student slapped with burglary charges after allegedly stealing car in Portmore
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 15-year-old student of Helshire, St Catherine, has been charged with burglary and larceny of a motor vehicle after he reportedly broke into a house in Portmore and later drove away a vehicle that was parked at the premises.
Reports from the Helshire police are that the teenager and another man allegedly broke into the complainant’s home on Wednesday, August 21 and stole a cellular phone, a purse and car keys. It is alleged that the culprits then made their escape by driving away the complainant’s Suzuki Swift motor vehicle.
A report was made to the police, and the teenager was reportedly caught aboard the vehicle in Christiana, Manchester on Sunday, August 25.
He was subsequently charged and is now awaiting a court date.