Caught in the act of breaking into a jewelry store in San Fernando, a Jamaican national wanted by Interpol jumped 25 feet off a building, breaking both legs in the process as he tried to evade the police.
The dash for freedom proved unsuccessful for the 28-year old Jamaican, a resident in Port-of-Spain who is known by two different names. He was detained and is now warded at the San Fernando General Hospital under police guard.
A bag with cutting implements was also recovered by police. Police believe he is the mastermind behind a spate of ten other rooftop burglaries in and around San Fernando. Upon his release he will be questioned in connection with a number of break-ins and larceny in the Port-of-Spain, Central, Southern and South Western Divisions.
His arrest comes after months of investigation into several rooftop burglaries which resulted in millions of dollars in losses to the various business owners.
According to reports, around 4 am yesterday, Cpl Christopher Emrith, PC Collin Pereira and PC Ali from the Criminal Investigators Department (CID), San Fernando, were on patrol along High Street when they received information from jewelry store owner, Jitendra Desai, that a man was seen breaking into his building from the roof.