Two men were sentenced to 18-months’ hard labour after they pleaded guilty to stealing Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) cables. Marlon Soodeen 34, of Rio Claro and Vinod Sookdeo, 41, of Biche, were handed the sentences when they appeared before Rio Claro Magistrate Taramatie Ramdass yesterday.
According to police reports, between 1:00 am and 5:00 am on May 17th officers of the Eastern Division were on patrol along the Tabaquite Road, in Rio Claro, when they observed two male suspects wrapping what appeared to be TSTT cables on the side of the roadway.
Upon checking, the officers found a quantity of cable which were cut from nearby TSTT poles and a number of cable cutting implements in the suspects’ possession.
The men were arrested and subsequently charged with larceny of the cables by PC Leston Billy, of the Rio Claro Police Station.
Investigations were supervised by Insp. Ragbir and Sgt. Maharaj