A most daring theft has been committed at the Britannia Government School. Ten black headphones that were in a cabinet in the bookstore of this institution were stolen between Friday, February 17 and Tuesday, February 21. The security guard from a private company who was supposed to work on Friday, February 17, was absent and was not present at the school on the morning of Tuesday, February 21, when the security guard from this institution arrived. An operation mounted in the early hours of this Wednesday morning made it possible to recover these stolen items from the home of a 16-year-old teenager. The latter, who was arrested and then released, has six other cases of burglary to his credit.
It was the assistant teacher of this school who reported this case of burglary to the police station of Rivière des Anguilles on the morning of Tuesday, February 21. In his complaint, this 58 year old man living in the village of Nouvelle France explained that the lock of a cabinet in the bookstore was broken. The thief took ten headphones used for tablets for grade 4 classes.
The perpetrator entered the bookstore through an open transom. Immediately alerted, police officers from the Rivière des Anguilles police station and elements of the Criminal Investigation Division went to the scene. Police technicians who were called to the scene took samples and collected evidence. No prints were found.
The men of Superintendent of Police Mahadeosingh Surnam and Assistant Superintendent of Police Satiajev Callychurn from the Criminal Investigation Division conducted intelligence work. This one allowed to trace the trail of a 16 years old teenager living in the village. At 6 o’clock this Wednesday morning, a raid was made at the home of his parents. This exercise allowed to recover the six headphones. The young man confessed to the facts that he is accused of. After giving his statement in the presence of his father, he was allowed to leave.
The investigators are waiting for a report from the Probation Office so that the file can be submitted to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions with the recommendations of the police on this case.
