Jail for stealing compressors
Robert Thorpe -
A 39-year-old man, who was charged with larceny of three compressors, was sentenced to two years’ with hard labour by a San Fernando magistrate on Wednesday.
Robert Thorpe, of Hubert Rance Street, Vistabella, was jailed by Magistrate Armina Deonarinesingh after pleading guilty.
Three of the five compressors which were stolen from a compound on St. James Street, San Fernando, and later recovered by police, were returned to their owner, a release said.
Thorpe was arrested on May 30 and subsequently charged on June 2 by PC Boochun, of the San Fernando Criminal Investigations Department (CID). The three compressors were recovered on the same day of his arrest.
From rock royalty to past PMs, the best houses on the market with famous former owners
Nine of the best houses with notable former owners and occupants - including one with a surprisingly raucous history
13 May 2021 • 12:39pm
Whether certified with a blue plaque or a story from the history books, houses with famous previous occupants often demand a premium. From Agatha Christie in Oxfordshire or Winston Churchill in Chelsea, these are nine of the best houses with notable former owners and occupants available on the market today.
Winterbrook House, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OIEO £2.75m, Savills
Winterbrook House, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OIEO £2.75m, Savills
Grade I listed Pitt House, on Johnstone Street, is a double fronted Bath townhouse and has some impressive historic credentials. It s been exquisitely restored into a luxurious family home.
The Area where four people where shot on John Stone street in San Fernando on Monday night .
Investigations are continuing into a shooting incident in San Fernando that left four people injured including a CD/DVD vendor.
According to police, the incident took place around 7.30 pm on Monday at Johnstone Street at the CD/DVD vendor’s business place.
A police report stated that a heavily tinted white Hyundai Elantra pulled up at and the driver asked vendor Shereen Khan for a dancehall CD. He then pulled out a firearm and fired several shots hitting Khan, 39, and three other people.