Two of the more daring crimes of burglary and robbery in Anguilla occurred on Sunday, January 11, according to the police in their weekly Wednesday press briefing.
One of the cases the lawmen are investigating is the breaking into a victim’s home at Old Ta by someone after 1.00 a.m. who stole a safe containing a large sum of money.

L-R: Supt. Proctor, Insp. Rogers, Dep. Comm. Richardson and Insp. Sinclair

At about 2.00 a.m. on the same date, police responded to a robbery at Little Harbour. The victim said he was robbed by two young men wearing masks and dressed in black clothing. One of the robbers had a cutlass and the other a shot gun. They took his watch, billfold with contents, two laptop computers and one BlackBerry cellular phone.

The cases formed part of the police report for the period January 7-14, delivered by Acting Inspector Emris Rogers. In all, there were 18 crimes, with six of them being burglaries committed at Stoney Ground, Long Bay, West End, Old Ta and Blowing Point.
Twelve thefts were reported at West End, Little Harbour, South Hill, North Side, the Forest, The Quarter, Long Ground, Deep Waters and Stoney Ground. The stolen items included a hydraulic jack, lumber, a table saw, a concrete mixer, bicycles, hub caps, concrete blocks, goats and money.

There were six arrests during the period. These included one male on suspicion of grievous bodily harm; one for obstructing the police, one for theft; two for possession of cannabis and one for criminal damage.

Inspector Paul Sinclair spoke in connection with an appeal made during the holiday season when police warned anyone against importing anything illegal into Anguilla, particularly drugs and firearms. He said although that appeal might have been observed then, it went unheeded last week Thursday, January 8, “when a male person got as far as Customs, but on seeing Task Force officers, decided to flee. He fled from the port. He was detained a distance away and has subsequently been charged with offences of obstruction under the Misuse of Drugs Act.” The Inspector named the person as being Delbert Mussington, 39, of Blowing Point. He was charged and appeared before the Magistrate.

Inspector Sinclair also reported that a search warrant was executed in the Cauls Bottom area on Tuesday, resulting in the recovery of 59 dime bags of cannabis (each bag of about 2 ounces). “It is a significant number and tops the total figure for 2008, when 58 were recovered,” he said. The estimated street value of this week’s haul was put at US$590. The person arrested, charged and bailed, was named as being Dabilee Hughes, 21.

The Inspector said the Firearms and Drug Task Force had been proactive, acting on information received from two persons who had spoken confidentially to the police.
Superintendent Rudolph Proctor advised members of the public to be on the lookout for persons removing the number of plates from their vehicles and affixing the same to vehicles which had been lying around and not in use. The Police said that at least 2 persons were known to have been engaged in the activity. They had used the number plates on the vehicles for their night-time prowls.

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