We usually hear of culprits either being caught or simply escaping but a man died trying to get away from Belmopan police yesterday morning at 2:00. 32 year old Zach Leonard August was dashing off on a bicycle when he rammed into one of the cement pillars behind the Magistrate's Court in Belmopan. He was trying to escape police after attempting to break into the La Immaculada Credit Union. We spoke with Supt. Howell Gillet today and he told us how it all went down.
Supt. Howell Gillett - OC, - Belmopan Police
"Just before 2am on Sunday morning the 10th of May, we received information of a burglary in progress at the La Immaculada Credit Union here in Belmopan. Our police immediately responded by foot. The person was seen coming towards the side of the ring road. Upon seeing the police, the person diverted to somewhere behind the magistrate's court here in Belmopan. When police combed the area, we discovered a lifeless, not the lifeless, he was still alive upon arrival, of Mr. Zack Leonard August. He's 32 years old and he's a resident of number 3 Power Lane here in Belmopan. He was immediately taken to the Western Regional Hospital to seek medical attention. However he died upon 
arrival. He was seen with a ski mask on. We also saw at the scene a blue, damaged beach cruiser bicycle - damaged to its front portions. A heavy duty wire cutter which was consistent to the, what we found at the scene at the La Immaculada Credit Union. We believe in the process of getting away from the police there are some cement boulders or cement pillars behind the magistrate court. And because the area was dark, we believe, and the damage that was caused to the bicycle, we believe that he, in the process of trying to elude us he ran into one of those pillars and fell face on to the cement pavement."
The post mortem revealed that August died from head trauma as a result of the fall. Gillet told us that there was no wrong doing on the part of the police. Police say that he was released in May of last year after serving 8 years for burglary and 1 year for possession of controlled drugs. He is also being connected to other burglaries in Belmopan - in fact when police searched his house they found 21 cell phones and other electronic items suspected to be from the burglary of a Chinese store in Belmopan.
As for the Credit Union attempted burglary, August had just broken the lock on the door when the alarm went off and the police arrived. Nothing was stolen.
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