Police Investigate Second Theft at Dangriga Treasury in Five Months

Police are investigating the theft of a safe from the Treasury building in Dangriga. The safe was discovered stolen on Tuesday, making this the second such theft at that office in five months. Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams told reporters that the thieves had to have familiarity with the interior of the building to have known the steps they took, including turning off the power supply that controlled the surveillance cameras.  Williams said that the investigating is looking at employees of the Treasury Office as well.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“The safe was stolen. I’m not too sure of the contents in terms of the quantum of money that was in that safe. But again, it clearly shows that this burglary was committed by people who know exactly how the treasury operates and, as a matter of fact, they even went to the extent of turning off the power to the building to disable the camera system from recording before entering the building. So that could only be done by people who understand how inside the treasury building is located and the situation of the cameras on that particular building. So it’s something that the police are looking at. We have to interview people who work there as well to see what they know. At the end of the day, we cannot leave anything out. This is the second or the third time there has been a burglary at that treasury in Dangriga and I think that it is too much. So the police will be probing deep to see if we can identify those persons who are responsible.”