November 22, 2024
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Accused thief charged in Portland

Prisoner holding metal cage in jail no freedom concept

 

A man accused of breaking into a bar and stealing nearly $600,000 in cash and goods has been arrested and charged.

He is thirty-year-old Rohan Williams, otherwise called Travis, a cabinet maker of Anchovy Land Settlement Road, Portland. Williams has been charged with shop breaking, larceny and receiving stolen property following an incident at Black Rock district, Portland on Sunday, October 16.

Reports are that about 10:15 p.m., the operator of a bar securely locked up the business establishment and went home. The following morning, it was discovered that the bar was broken into and approximately J$$600,000 and personal items were stolen. It was reported to the police and an investigation was launched. Williams was identified as a suspect and later arrested and subsequently charged.

His court date is being arranged.

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