Jan 28, 2010 0
Higglers Allegedly Stole 900 Pairs Of Shoes
Two higglers, 25 year old Dwayne Derby and 35 year old David Hutchinson, appeared before the Spanish Town Criminal Court yesterday, where they faced joint charges of warehouse breaking, larceny and receiving stolen property. They are accused of breaking a warehouse and stealing 900 pairs of shoes valued at J$500,000.
According to the police, on the morning of January 2 this year, the owners of a warehouse in the White Marl industrial complex in Spanish Town opened for business, and discovered that 50 cases containing 900 pairs of shoes valued at J$1/2 million were missing. The matter was reported to the police, and, acting on intelligence, the police went to the Falmouth market in Trelawny on January 5, and recovered 94 pairs of the shoes, seized $16,700 in cash and arrested and charged both men.
Both men pleaded innocent to the charges, and had their bail extended. They are to return to court on March 5 when the matter will be mentioned again.