May 7, 2024
Man charged for stealing phone valued at $30k
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A man, who allegedly used a knife to rob a woman of her phone valued at $30,000, has been charged with robbery with aggravation.
He has been identified as 34-year-old Andre Robinson of Water Lane in Kingston.
Reports indicate that about 5:12 am on Monday, a woman was walking along South Parade in Kingston when Robinson brandished a knife and demanded her cell phone.
The police said when Robinson’s demand was not met, he grabbed the cell phone and escaped into the area on foot.
A report was made to the police and he was later arrested and charged.
He is scheduled to appear before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday, May 14 to answer to the charge.