40 year-old Mark Neal, a resident of Sibun Street, is at prison tonight after he was taken to Magistrate's Court for theft and handling stolen goods.
48 year-old Dale Pascasio reported to police that sometime between the August and early September, 2012, someone cleaned out his property on Sibun street, stealing assorted industrial equipment valued at $28,580 dollars.
Police investigated the report, and they eventually recovered several of the items at a recycling company located at mile 8 on the Western Highway. The employees of the company reported to police that Neal was the one who took the items there and pawned them for cash.
As a result, police arrested and charged Neal with theft and handling stolen goods.
Today, he was arraigned before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer where he pleaded not guilty to both charges. He was granted bail of $15,000 which he couldn't meet, and as a result he was taken prison this evening, where he will remain until he makes the necessary arrangements.
He is due back in court on November 22, 2012.
