Tonight, 29 year-old Ronald Gill, a carpenter of Belize City is at prison after he was taken to court for allegedly burglarizing the Mount Olive 7-day Adventist Church on Fabers Road.
According to police, Michael Caine, the Deacon of the church, reported that between 8:30 p.m. on last week Thursday, and 12:00 a.m. the next day, the church was broken into, and the culprits managed to steal 2,790 dollars' worth of electronic and audio equipment. They gained entry into the church by cutting the lock on the front door.
Police investigated the report, and they were able to recover all the stolen items, which were stored in a vacant room of an apartment across the street from the church.
As a result, police arrested and charged Gill with burglary, and he was taken before Senior Magistrate Frazer today, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The prosecution did not offer any grounds for bail to be denied, but Senior Magistrate Frazer was particularly appalled by the crime saying, quote, "Not even the church is safe."
With that, she denied Gill bail, and remanded him to prison until his next court date, which is set for December 18.
Police say that they are looking for a second culprit in connection with this burglary.
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