A San Fernando man has been charged with two counts of larceny.
He has been identified as Alfonso Sayers, 40, of Embacadere, San Fernando and was charged with the offences by officers of the Ste Madeleine Criminal Investigations Department (CID) following his arrest during an event at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba on Monday.
It is alleged that around 7 am on that day, a male victim attending an event at the stadium reported to police officers on duty there that a man approached him and pulled a piece of jewellery off his hand before escaping into the crowd.
Around 8:30 am, at the same event, a female victim reported to officers on duty at the stadium, that a man allegedly approached her, pushed his hand into her pants pocket and pulled out a piece of jewellery before escaping into the crowd.
The suspect was held by officers and positively identified by the two victims.
The stolen items were also positively identified by the victims.
Sayers was charged with the offences by PC Noor of the Ste
Madeleine Criminal Investigations Department on Tuesday.