ST MARY, Jamaica—Two men were arrested and charged in connection with a house breaking in Cox Piece district, St Mary, between Wednesday, April 15 and Thursday, April 16, as well as the theft of a goat in Carron Hall, St Mary, on Friday, April 17.

Tadroy Gibore, 39, of River Road, Gayle in St Mary and 47-year-old construction worker Shawn Fagan of Mount Edgecombe, Runaway Bay in St Ann, have been charged with housebreaking and larceny, larceny of cattle (goats), transporting agricultural produce without a receipt and operating contrary to the terms of a road license.

Reports from the Gayle Police are that about 2:00 pm on Wednesday, a man securely locked his premises and left. He returned a day later to discover that it had been broken into, and a 30inch television, a DVD player and an Oster clothes Iron with a combined value of $41,000 were missing. Several articles of clothing, shoes and perfumes valued at $176,500 were also stolen.

In the second incident, a man was in his yard when he observed a white Toyota Probox with two men aboard at his gate. He further reported that one of the two men exited the vehicle, entered the yard and grabbed one of his goats. The goat was then placed into the trunk of the vehicle, and the suspects sped off. The goat owner reportedly made an alarm, and the police were alerted.

The lawmen managed to intercept the vehicle in another section of the parish, and both men were arrested. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of the items, which were stolen in Cox Piece district a few days earlier. The men reportedly later confessed to stealing two goats and led lawmen to where they had hidden them.

Gibore and Fagan were charged on Saturday, April 18, after a caution statement and a question-and-answer session.

They are scheduled to appear in the St Mary Parish Court on Thursday, April 23.