By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A man from Santa Martha Village has been charged with theft after a bicycle was taken from a home in Orange Walk Town.
Eustaquio Pott was formally charged on Tuesday, November 3, by Orange Walk police.
According to the report, a self employed woman from the Otro Benque area left her green 26 inch Hurricane beach cruiser unlocked on her front verandah on October 24 when she went to work at 5:20am. The bicycle is valued at $420.
When she returned around 11:00am, it was gone.
She checked footage from the six surveillance cameras installed at the front of her house and recognized the man who took it as Pott, whom she has known for more than a year. She reported the matter to police and requested court action.
Police later recovered the bicycle after it was handed over by another man, who gave a statement. A scenes of crime technician photographed the bicycle, and the camera footage was retrieved.
On Monday, November 2, a police officer on patrol saw Pott standing in front of Nubes Shop on Palmar Road and arrested him. He was taken to the Orange Walk Police Station.
The next day, police obtained a warrant and formally charged him with theft. He remained silent when cautioned.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A man from Santa Martha Village has been charged with theft after a bicycle was taken from a home in Orange Walk Town. Eustaquio Pott was formally charged on Tuesday, November 3, by Orange Walk police. According to the report, a self employed woman from the Otro Benque area
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