August 15, 2013
Old Harbour Bay residents bypass anti-theft system to steal electricity
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Public Service (JPS) crews carrying out operations this week, in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, discovered 35 illegal connections in three anti-theft Energy Guard boxes, mounted on utility poles.
The Energy Guard is part of the Residential Advanced Metering Infrastructure (RAMI) anti-theft system instituted by the power company.
Streetlights in the community were also tampered with as part of the illegal abstraction of electricity, the JPS said.
Two men were served with summons and are to appear in court on October 1, after the premises they occupied were found to have illegal connections.
