Sunday, January 15, 2012
THE BELIZE TIMES
Student charged for burglary of principal’s home BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 11, 2012 By Roy Davis Ryan Gillett, 22, a part time student and construction worker of Burrell Boom who allegedly broke into the dwelling house of Zoie Oliver, the principal of Burrell Boom Methodist School, was charged with burglary and handling stolen goods when he appeared today in the #6 Magistrate’s Court. Gillett pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was released on a bail of $4,000 and his case was adjourned until February 21. The incident occurred on Monday, January 9, at Burrell Boom. Oliver reported to the police that the item stolen was a black Dell lap top computer that has a value of $2,000.
Ryan Gillett The police reported that they recovered the lap top from Gillett shortly after the burglary. The minimum penalty for burglary is 7 years.
Andy Avilez accused of burglarizing his brother’s house BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 11, 2012 By Roy Davis Andy Avilez, 47, a laborer of 1 Ebony Street who allegedly broke into the house of his brother, Alvaro Avilez, was charged with burglary when he appeared in the #6 Magistrate’s Court on Monday, January 9. Avilez pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecution objected to bail on the ground that the complainant is the brother of the defendant. Avilez was unable to give a good reason why he should be granted bail so the magistrate, Roberto Ordonez, upheld the objection and remanded Avilez into custody until February 7. The burglary occurred on August 16, 2011 but Avilez was not detained by the police until Friday, January 6. Alvaro, a taxi driver residing on Ordonez Avenue, reported to the police that at about 8 a.m. on August 16 he was driving on Orange Street when he saw Andy duck into Trench Alley a.k.a “Pregnant Alley”. Alvaro said Andy wore a black Tshirt with a colorful Hawaiian ¾ pants. Alvaro told police that about an hour later when he went home, he saw clothes resembling the ones Andy wore on his living room floor. Alvaro said when he checked throughout his home, he discovered that his 22 inch Magnavox flat screen television was missing. Also missing
Andy Avilez
were 5 blue jeans pants, 7 blouses, 4 Victoria Secret perfumes and 3 female underwear. Andy told Magistrate Ordonez that while he was in custody he was beaten by the police and there was a wound to the back of his head. Magistrate Ordonez instructed the prosecutor to have Andy taken to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for medical treatment.
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