Man caught stealing from store says owner owed him money

A Linden man, caught on camera robbing a store, attempted to justify his actions to a city court yesterday by saying that the store owner owed him money.

The court heard that between the 10th and 11th January, Collin Boston, 51, of 75 Wismar Housing Scheme, stole $150,000 from Dominic Blair at the Mackenzie market, Republic Avenue, Linden.

According to the police prosecutor, on the day in question, Blair secured his shop,