Police Still Looking for Stolen $20K Chain

On Monday, we told you about Hersel Garcia, the Belize City police officer who was caught on video trying to pawn two stolen chains valued at twenty and thirty thousand dollars. The jewelry belongs to American firefighter Gilbert Lightburn Junior, who was caught in an altercation a few weeks ago at Shisha Nightclub. Lightburn was charged for the attempted murder of three individuals after he stabbed them, however, he claims that he was robbed that night and reported over fifty-seven thousand dollars’ worth of items missing. An investigation was launched into officer Garcia who was caught on surveillance footage with the items. Commissioner of Police, Chester Williams tells us that police have yet to locate all the missing items.

 

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police

“According to the complainant in this case, the same guy who spoke about the firefighter, he was involved in an issue at Shisha nightclub in Belize city. And during that process he lost two chains, I think one was valued seventy-five thousand dollars an at eight ounce gold chain. And subsequent to that, he made a report to the police and police went and checked the pawn shops. And at a particular pawn shop in Belize City, the police were shown a video which depict the police officer going to that pawn shop to pawn that gold chain that belongs to the firefighter. Based on that, the police did what needed to be done and the police officer was arrested for handling stolen goods.”

 

Reporter

“It was only the one chain he was carrying?”

 

Chester Williams

“Yes. He was, the chain was not found with him. When he was detained by the police, he had disposed of the chain and we have not been able to recover it.”

 

Reporter

“And you haven’t located the second chain?”

 

Chester Williams

“No.”