23-YEAR-OLD MAN ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY AT CHIEF MINISTER’S RESIDENCE

23-year-old Keenan Kendell Bethlemy, a native of Trinidad of no fixed place of abode was arrested over the holidays for the offence of Burglary.  

Bethlemy’s arrest is in connection with the Unlawful Entry into the home of a resident of McNamara and the Unlawful Entry into the home of the Chief Minister.

Police mounted an investigation on December 20^th 2006, after receiving information of an intrusion of the Chief Minister’s residence at Mac Namara.  Police reports indicated that the Chief Minister, Honourable Dr. D. Orlando Smith arrived home and observed a man in the master bedroom.  Investigations later revealed that the intruder entered the residence through a closed but unlocked door and managed to escape through his point of entry by jumping over the porch and disappearing in the yard. 

A number of personal items were reported missing from the residence, however the Chief Minister was not physically hurt or assaulted in any way during the incident. 

Bethlemy appeared at Magistrate’s Court on December 29^th 2006, where he faced two counts of burglary and one count of Unlawful Possession of Cannabis; he was remanded in Police custody until his next appearance which is set for January 5^th 2007. 

Ag. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Jacob George told the Police Information Office that Bethlemy only arrived in the territory on December 17^th 2006 and may be wanted by authorities in other Caribbean islands for similar offences.