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A 21-year-old man currently is in police custody, and a quantity of stolen items has been recovered, following a report of housebreaking and larceny in Mayaro earlier today.
The Police Service says at approximately 5:00 am on Tuesday (August 12, 2025), the 33-year-old victim secured her home in Newlands Village, Guayaguayare, and left for work.
At about 12:30 pm, she was alerted that a man had been seen fleeing from the back of her residence with an item in his hand.
The TTPS says when the victim returned home, she discovered that a window on the southern side of the house had been broken. A search of the premises revealed that approximately $36,600 in gold jewellery and $1,000 in Trinidad and Tobago currency were missing.
A report was made to the Mayaro Criminal Investigations Department (CID), and an investigation was immediately launched—inclusive of interviews, a review of surveillance footage, and evidence gathering.
Police officers went to the home of a 21-year-old man of Newlands Village, Guayaguayare, who subsequently was detained pending further enquiries.
The suspect led officers to a forested area in La Savanne Circular, where all of the stolen jewellery and $300 in cash were recovered.
The victim positively identified the recovered items as her property.
The suspect remains in custody as investigations continue.
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