From RCIPS Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 3:33 PM

The RCIPS are investigating a number of overnight commercial burglaries.

Late Sunday night 16th November 2014 and early Monday morning 17th November 2014 a burglary was reported at a Mini Warehouse in Central George Town which was broken into and a quantity of beer and spirits stolen. The warehouse was forcibly entered by cutting the bars to the building.

In the early hours of Tuesday morning an alarm was activated at C.L Flowers and Son on Seymour Drive. The police attended the location and met with the owner. Although the premises was entered nothing was reported stolen.

The third incident occurred at Jacques Scott, North Sound Road , where a warehouse was entered and a quantity of various types of beer, liquors and spirits stolen.

In the fourth incident a rear window at Blackbeard’s Liquor Store at Buckingham Place was smashed and the suspect(s) entered the store, approximately twelve bottles of Champagne and other spirits was stolen.

As a result of these incidents, consequently an address on Maple Road, George Town was searched today and a 55 year old George Town male was arrested on suspicion of burglary. During the search a large quantity of liquor was recovered.

The suspect remains in police custody pending further investigations.

Detective Chief Inspector Malcolm Kay stated. “I would like to issue the following warning to anyone who is offered and accepts any wholesale alcohol at a reduced price or any beers, wines and spirits from anyone under unusual circumstances as they may be committing the offence of receiving and handling stolen goods and be liable to arrest and prosecution. Anyone who is approached to purchase any such items of alcohol is encouraged to contact the RCIPS immediately.

Mr. Kay went on to say “ I would like to encourage all business owners to review their security measures leading up to the festive season as criminals may continue to target businesses where such consumables are stored or sold. Ensure CCTV is functional and providing clear images of key points of entry can greatly assist in identifying intruders. Audible alarms will discourage most burglars as they will not want any attention to be drawn to themselves. Additionally checking doors, windows and locking mechanism may deter opportunist criminals. It is also recommended that large sums of money are not stored on premises overnight.”