February 21, 2025
Teen to face court on housebreaking, larceny charges
MANCHESTER, Jamaica – A 19-year-old labourer of Huntley district in Manchester has been charged with housebreaking and larceny in relation to an incident in his community on Tuesday, February 18.
Charged is Shane Powell, otherwise called ‘Bartley’.
Reports from the Mandeville police are that a woman securely locked up her house about 10:50 am and left for work. She returned at about 5:10 pm the same day and discovered that it had been broken into, ransacked and several items were missing.
The police were summoned and on their arrival Powell was reportedly seen hiding under a bed. He was taken into custody and charged the following day.
His court date is being finalised.