Man fined for receiving generator stolen from a police officer’s home

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Man fined for receiving generator stolen from a police officer’s home

Twenty-one-year-old Tarique Charles has been fined for stealing a generator from a police officer.

He was charged alongside 23-year-old Rashawn Athanaze for receiving a stolen Yamaha generator valued at $1,500 owned by a cop who was also a DJ.

The incident occurred when the officer left the generator on his gallery while he left for work around 2am. Upon returning home at approximately 2pm, he discovered the generator was missing.

After realizing his generator had been stolen, the officer found it being advertised for sale on Buy and Sell Antigua.

He contacted the seller, arranged to meet, and discovered the generator in the possession of Tarique Charles.

The officer promptly had Charles arrested on suspicion of larceny. However, further investigations led to a charge of receiving stolen property.

The pair appeared in court on Monday where Athanaze pleaded not guilty and the charge against him was dropped.

Charles admitted to the crime and sentencing proceedings continued against him.

Charles was fined $1,000 which must be paid within a month or he faces four months of imprisonment.

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Comments (12)

  • Sasha October 1, 2024, 6:49 PM

    Cant even leave your things on your own property??
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    • Stefani October 2, 2024, 2:16 PM

      Well people think you working for them and not yourself so they must sit back and let you work and come pick up your stuff that you work so hard for …tal man…mmmmm
      Reply
  • Josh October 1, 2024, 6:49 PM

    What has the world really come too?
    Reply
    • Sharon Mansoor October 2, 2024, 2:03 PM

      I really didn’t know what the world is coming to . Everybody just making stealing like a style so I think they should give them a bigger punishment than what they get to know
      Reply
    • Stefani October 2, 2024, 2:17 PM

      Well people think you working for them and not yourself so they must sit back and let you work and come pick up your stuff that you work so hard for …tal man…mmmmm
      Reply
  • Gresham warrington October 1, 2024, 7:49 PM

    People need to start finding hands on the group chopped off. I said what k said
    Reply
    • Malla jane October 2, 2024, 2:04 PM

      Yes they need to check out their hands they should put that as one of the laws teach them a lesson Jack
      Reply
  • Smith October 1, 2024, 11:11 PM

    The things people do these days
    Reply
    • Malla jane October 2, 2024, 2:13 PM

      Yes they need to check out their hands they should put that as one of the laws teach them a lesson Jack
      Reply
  • Anonymous October 2, 2024, 5:22 AM

    World become so unsafe that you can’t even leave your own thing you work for any how. You can’t leave home and not worry what you’re coming back to
    Reply
  • Terrance October 2, 2024, 5:24 AM

    A city crying for change, but people who live thinking it’s okay to take people things as if it’s their own. How can we change? What can be done to get better? This is not becoming!
    Reply
  • Mileen October 2, 2024, 2:11 PM

    When did the crimes like that they should pay the fine and still take the jail that will teach them a lesson
    Reply

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