An 18-year-old man, who falsely reported a robbery, has pleaded guilty to a charge of wasteful employment of police time. He appeared in court yesterday.
Andel Procope, of Monkey Town, New Grant, appeared before Magistrate Michelle Maharajh-Brown in the Princes Town Magistrates’ Court .
He was placed on a bond of $1000 and ordered to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for one year.
Procope initially made a report to the Princes Town Police Station on March 17, 2018, that while walking along Tramline Street, Princes Town, around 12.30 pm he was accosted by two armed men who robbed him of $2,001.00.
The money had been given to him by his mother to pay an outstanding bill.
Investigations were supervised by Sgt Roland Ramlogan, of the Princes Town CID, while Procope was charged by PC Caleb Ramkissoon on Thursday