Former President David Granger’s house, located at Thorne’s Drive, D’Urban Backlands, was broken into and a number of items stolen, the Guyana Police Force disclosed on Wednesday.
According the police, who have since launched an investigation into the break and enter and larceny, the incident occurred between 18:45hrs on Sunday, April 24, 2022 and 5:45hrs on Monday, April 25, 2020.
Items stolen include a 52-inch Samsung television valued $240,000; one Lasko stand fan valued $7,000, four Huawei laptop computers valued $320,000; one HP printer valued $120,000 and one barber set in a black shoulder bag valued $50,000.
The investigation has thus far revealed that at about 18:45hrs on Sunday, a security guard and handyman of Independence Boulevard, Albouystown, who works at Mr. Granger’s residence, secured the building leaving everything intact and went home.
On Monday, at about 5:45hrs, he returned to the residence and discovered that the door to the northern side of the building was opened and the lock was on the ground.
He immediately began to make checks and discovered that the Samsung 52-inch television was missing.
The handyman then contacted the former President, who came and made further checks and discovered the rest of items missing.
From all indications, entry and exit were gained through the northern door of the one-storey concrete structure.
Investigations are ongoing.
