Couple catches alleged
thief asleep in yard
Author unknown summary by Sugarcane
According to police report a couple from Ben bow district in the Parish of St Ann arrived home about 6.pm. Tuesday evening A
upon entering they sensed that things seemed somewhat different; entering the kitchen they discovered that some one had tampered with the back door and that a number of food items and alcoholic beverages were missing.
They called the police and then decided to cautiously check the back yard, and can you believe it" there fast asleep under a mango tree was the alleged culprit with two bags containing the missing items in his lap.
The couple was brave enough to use a piece of cord to tie the man's hands and feet together and waited for the police to arrive.
It is said that the police had little or no trouble arresting the man, as he remained asleep until they arrived.
He was subsequently taken into custody.