Teen charged with housebreaking

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have charged a 14-year-old boy with housebreaking and larceny following an incident in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, on November 24.

Reports from the Portmore police are that at 8 a.m., a woman securely locked her house and left for work. The boy and his accomplices reportedly climbed onto the roof of the house, pried open the kitchen window, entered the house, and stole an assortment of liquor and a cell phone valued at approximately $100,000. A report of the incident was later made to the police, and CCTV footage obtained from the premises implicated the child.

The child was subsequently handed over to the police by his guardian. He was later charged following a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney. His court date is being arranged.