Neighborhood youths charged with burglary

Two persons, Roger Rivero Jr., 23, and Andre Coleman, 19, who allegedly stole several items from a gold Nissan Pathfinder, were charged with theft when they appeared yesterday in the #2 Magistrate’s Court.

Rivero and Coleman pleaded not guilty to the charges. Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser offered them a bail of $2,000and adjourned their case until October 29.

The complainant, Georgia Vernon, 37, a sales agent for Continental Airlines, who resides at 5963 Campus Avenue, reported to the police that on Tuesday, August 17 she secured her house and left her two vehicles parked on the street in front of her house then she went to the United States.

She said when she returned home on Monday, August 23, she discovered that one of her vehicles, a gold Nissan Pathfinder, was broken into and several items were stolen. The items included 2 rims, 2 tires, 4 wheel nuts, 2 valve stems, a set of tools, one jumper cable, an indicator light and wheel weights. The total value of the items was $1,953.42, she said.

The police investigated and on Saturday, September 4, they detained Rivero and Coleman and charged them.

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