Duo jointly charged with larceny of hydraulic jack and phone

A jointly charged duo arraigned on a simple larceny charge was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail each when they appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Paul Waterman, 40, of 877 Bell West, No.2 Canal, West Bank Demerara and Albert De Freitas, 49, of 100 Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, both denied the allegation against them which stated that on August 21 at Regent Street they stole one hydraulic jack and a phone, totalling $31,000 in value, property of Romel Hamilton.

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