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Community Watch Caught Placencia Burglars
posted (May 30, 2012)
A vigilant community crime watch in the Placencia area led to the collaring of three men accused of a brazen burglary.

It happened on Monday afternoon in the Maya beach area where a pair of homeowners were sitting on the beach taking in some sea breeze.

A few minutes later the lady of the house turned around and saw a tall dark skinned man bounding off her veranda with her laptop computer under his arm. Her husband and a neighbor unsuccessfully chased him into the bush while two other suspects headed south along the beach.

That might have been the end of it, but the victims activated the local Crime Watch network and 22 year old Ambrose Joseph, aka 'Monkey Man', and 21 year old Lionel Vasquez, aka 'Dallas', were apprehended by citizens a half mile away. Police, who were on patrol in the area, arrived immediately and arrested the pair while 22 year old Kendale Ramirez, aka 'Snakey', was detained about an hour later at his home in Seine Bight.

But that wasn't the end of it; under questioning, police also recovered the stolen items.

Under questioning, Ramirez led police to a bushy area near the scene of the crime where the laptop, an ipod and cell phone, all belonging to the homeowners, were recovered.

All 3 were charged with burglary.

The Placencia Police detachment was recently strengthened with CIB, Special Branch and Tourism Police personnel while community members donated a vehicle.

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