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Richard Ishmael Secondary School burglarised
….thieves cart off Headmistress’ laptop
Burglars last evening ransacked the Richard Ishmael Secondary School before carting off the Head teacher’s laptop computer, a Central Processing Unit (CPU) for a desktop and trophies among other items.
The incident is said to have occurred sometime around 22:00hrs during a period of “blackout.”
Two security guards attached to Crime Busters Security Service, were stationed in the compound at the time, and also discovered a pile of booty comprising a printer, keyboards and some electrical items.
One of the security guards pointing to the items which were recovered.
It appears that the thieves had already packed the booty to cart off, but were surprised by the security guards and had to abandon the plot.
The items were discovered below a window where they are believed to have gained entry into the building.
The school’s Head teacher, Chandroutie Persaud, whilst lamenting that this is but “one nightmare out of many for the teachers and students at the school”, noted that it is the first time that the perpetrators gained entry into her office.
“This is the first time they got into my office…They were trying to go into the store room but they couldn’t,” said Persaud.
She told this publication that the police have since forbidden them from entering the office until they (Police) have completed their investigation.
“I can’t say exactly what went missing, but my laptop is gone.”
Kaieteur News visited the school yesterday and it was evident that security bars were removed from the window which the burglars allegedly used, and the office was also thoroughly ransacked.
One of the security guards, Carlton Tudor, said that he was conducting a routine check around the compound when he noticed a shadow.
“After I see the shadow I went to call the other security and we went…I see a man went jumping the window and another one went standing outside. I pick up a wood and pelt the one who was jumping out of the window, but it miss. They run out the back gate and I follow them, but I turned back and went to the (Police) station.”
The security guard opined that there was “probably” an accomplice waiting outside the school’s compound collecting the stolen items.
This was his position, since the men that they chased after were empty-handed.
Numerous appeals have reportedly been made to the Ministry of Education for security to be increased at that location.
Sometime last month, a 56-year-old Security guard, Rayman Khan was beaten in the head with a heavy object at the Dolphin Secondary School.
The man and his colleague were on duty that day when bandits attempted to steal the school’s computers.
The perpetrators were unsuccessful in their bid, but Khan was badly injured in the fracas.
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