Leopold St man gets bail on robbery charges

Albert DeFreitas

A Leopold Street man is now on bail after he denied multiple charges of robbery in which he allegedly stole over $400,000 in items.

Albert De Freitas, 29, is accused of robbing Akeem Thomas of a quantity of electronic items, totaling $428,000, on November 25th, at the Kingston Seawall.

It was further alleged that on the same date and at the same location, De Freitas robbed Ramona Luthi of a $4,000 handbag, a makeup set and other items, all having a total value of $21,000.