Phone tech charged with receiving stolen property

A phone technician has been charged with receiving stolen property after a stolen cell phone was discovered in his possession on Orange Street on June 18.

He has been identified as 52-year-old Kevin Wallace, of Haughton Road, Kingston. Reports from the Kingston Central police are that on June 17, three men robbed a woman of $200,000, a Samsung A10 cellular phone valued at $30,000, and a Samsung Note 23 Ultra cellular phone valued at $160,000. The following day, the woman tracked her cell phone and sought assistance from the police to retrieve the phone.

Upon the arrival of the police, Wallace handed over the cell phone and admitted to purchasing it for $80,000. He was arrested and subsequently charged. His court date is finalised.