Police have arrested nine people, including eight teenagers as young as 15, and two females, following a series of burglaries in Micoud village between late Monday and early Tuesday, several victims of the crimes have told St. Lucia News Online.
Reports are that between Monday at around 11 p.m and Tuesday at about 4 a.m., Wayne’s Bakery, owned by Wayne Providence, was broken into and items such as flour, sugar, bread, lard, and butter were stolen.
The thieves unsuccessfully tried to break into Anto’s supermarket after a resident saw them and raised an alarm.
The crime spree led the criminals nearby to an unoccupied dwelling house from which clothing and electrical appliances were stolen. It is reported that the owner of Wayne’s Bakery, Providence, lives in the house, but he was off island at the time of the robbery.
Investigations led police to search several houses located near the scene of the burglaries. During the search, some of the stolen items were recovered from one of the houses while a quantity of cannabis was discovered in another.
More details later.