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Harris Accused Of Running Major Scams
posted (December 19, 2012)
And probably no checkpoint could have caught a sly Belize City man - who police say got away with a fortune.

44 year old Keith Harris, a truck driver and businessman of Freetown Road, is at prison tonight after he was taken in connection with the theft of almost 150 thousand dollars' worth of items.

According to police, between October 5 and 8, 2012, in Belize City, Harris stole $25,000 in cash, the property of Arturo Matus.

Additionally, according to police, he was connected to the October 27 theft of 150 sheets of plywood value to the total of $9,500 which were acquired from Caribbean Tires with a bogus check.

Police also say that between the 5th and 8th of October, 2012, he stole twelve 40-foot containers to a total value of $120,000, the property of Marine Services Company Limited.

But, it doesn't end there, because according to police, a school warden alleged that Harris has refused to return her $1,500 laptop which she loaned him.

As a result, he was charged with 3 counts of theft and 2 counts of handling stolen goods.

He was arraigned today before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith, where he was remanded because there was no documented proof of his residence before the court.

But, even after all of that, Harris has other legal troubles because he owes $1,000 to the business owner of Mikado for 2 and a half months of rent for which the court ordered that he pay by October 2012.

Additionally, he owes $983 to Caribbean tires which he hasn't paid since the matter went to court in November.

And finally, he owes Monica's Pawnshop a total of $5,032.

Committal Warrants were served against him for all of these outstanding sums he owes.

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