Alleged Berbice serial robber remanded
TWENTY-THREE-year-old Jamal Munroe, the alleged serial robber who was shot during a confrontation with ranks of the Anti-Crime Unit on September 3, appeared before New Amsterdam Magistrate Alex Moore on Friday, charged with break and enter and larceny, and was remanded until October 22.He was not required to plead to the charges, and Police Inspector Grace Bristol objected to him being granted bail after highlighting several cases which the defendant has pending in the New Amsterdam Court.
In this instance, it was alleged that Munroe, between August 17 and 30 last, broke and entered the home of Simone and Troy Steele at Lot 46 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam and stole three flat screen televisions valued at $525,000; two designer handbags valued at $50,000; four pairs of Clarks footwear priced at $100,000, and five bottles of liqueur, priced at $44,000.
Virtual complainant Simone Steele had, on August 17, secured her home and left for the United States of America. Her mother Rita Wilson, who was tasked with checking on the premises, reportedly informed her of the robbery. On her return, acting on information, she saw the defendant dressed in green and cream footwear similar to that of her husband’s, which had been stolen.
A report was made at the Central Police Station, and ranks arrested the suspect. Munroe told the police that he had bought the brand named shoes from a “bus man”, but was unable to identify the said salesman.
And on September 3 last, Munroe was shot during an altercation with police ranks who had gone to arrest him at Savannah Park, where he resides. At about 03:30 hrs that day, ranks of the anti-crime patrol spotted the suspect in the house, and after realizing that he was seen and was cornered, he jumped through a window and onto one of the ranks who was staking out the house below the window. A scuffle ensued and Munroe was shot, but he managed to escape into the nearby bushes and later made his way to the New Amsterdam Hospital to be treated for the gunshot wound. Police were then called in.
He was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital under Police guard.
Munroe faces several other charges,
among which is that of simple larceny allegedly committed on March 21 at Nicolay Street, New Amsterdam, where he and others allegedly robbed Lloyd Butchey of a gold chain, a Samsung Galaxy Smartphone and $12,000 in cash.
On March 31, he also allegedly broke and entered the home of Erica Hope of Lot 56 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam Berbice and stole two laptops, two cell phones and a DVD player.
Further, he allegedly was part of a gang which was responsible for the prison disturbance in 2014 during which four high profile prisoners were injured. Moreover, he was charged with being in possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, and was also charged with simple larceny, having robbed a Guyana Defence Force Lieutenant of an Apple phone.
Munroe also faces a burglary charge which alleges that he robbed two school teachers at Harkman’s Lane, New Amsterdam, Berbice.
On bail on all the charges, Munroe had fled the jurisdiction but was nabbed on a narcotics possession charge in Georgetown and was unable to post the required $20,000 bail.
He was subsequently remanded, and an alert prison officer recognized his as Jamal Munroe, called Oku, instead of Junior Munroe, the name he had given investigators. He was thereafter escorted to the prison in Berbice, where he has several charges pending. However, he was again granted bail, and later committed the recent offence for which he was arrested, charged and refused bail.
