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Constable claims truck loaded with suspected stolen construction items ‘Stolen’ from Langfords Station

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(REAL News)  – A truck loaded with what were believed to be stolen goods was stolen from the Langfords Police Station on the weekend, and the Police are investigating the matter.

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A senior police officer with a house under construction had reported the theft of lumber and other building items from his worksite, REAL News has learned.

As a result, officers reportedly went to a location last Tuesday, August 22, and found a container and a truck packed with construction materials and tools, including a generator. It is alleged that the lawmen padlocked the container, but took the truck and its contents to the Langfords Police Station as they continued investigations.

However, reports say that between Friday night, August 25, and early Saturday morning, August 26, someone went onto the station’s compound and stole the truck with all its contents.

After officers realized that the truck had gone missing, they reportedly made a check on the unguarded container – only to discover that the padlock had been broken off and all the contents taken.

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Officers from the station are claiming that they stumbled upon the thief – but lost him during the high-speed chase that ensued.

REAL News was told that a police constable made a report of the incident.

He allegedly claimed that, at about 4:12 a.m., while making an entry in the diary about a check of the truck – which was parked in the front of the station yard – he left the guard desk to use the bathroom.

The junior officer allegedly reported that he then heard the sound of a truck starting and went outside to look.

At this point, he reportedly observed that the truck was being driven out of the station’s yard. It reportedly made a right turn onto the Friars Hill Main Road, he said.

He claims that he quickly jumped into a police vehicle and gave chase – carrying out searches in the area and in neighbouring communities – but was unable to find the truck.

Skeptical residents are asking why the laden truck had not been properly secured, and how someone had been able to get onto the compound and steal it without a key.

One woman says, frankly, that she does not accept the constable’s “bathroom story.”

She believes the officers on duty were sleeping at the time the truck was stolen and had to come up with an excuse.

Further, she is wondering how such a big truck, loaded with construction materials, could have simply disappeared if the officer gave chase immediately.

She says the officers were careless in leaving the items on the truck without properly securing it and in leaving the container unguarded, as well.

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2 responses to “Constable claims truck loaded with suspected stolen construction items ‘Stolen’ from Langfords Station”

  1. People! Once again, we could not be so stupid to buy this story. If you believed this story, take your time, and carefully read it again. SMH!

  2. Now, I understand how the firearm at High Court was stolen during the robbery of the highest Court in Antigua & Barbuda.

    I suppose I cannot fault the criminals when Antiguan Police ]decide to sleep on the job.

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