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The home of a Belmopan businessman was burglarized during his absence.  Correspondent Fem Cruz reports

FEM CRUZ, Reporter

“Douglas Johnson, fifty two years old Belizean business man of #13 Pine Street, Belmopan City told Love News that sometime between the hours of 5:30 AM on the 9^th of July and 5:00PM on the 19^th of July thief or thieves burglarize his home situated at above mentioned address.  Mr. Johnson says he was out of the country for about ten days.”

DOUGLAS JOHNSON, Victim of Home Invasion

“Yes I was out of the country form the 9^th to the 19^th of July which was yesterday and when I came home yesterday evening about5:00 that is when I found out that my home has been burglarized and was set on fire from the inside.  Stolen were a black safe containing a 9mm pistol and undisclosed amount of cash along with a 12 gage shot gun, a black laptop computer and a large flat screen TV and a Canon camera.  If anyone has any information upon this I would appreciate a call back.  This is the reason why I am here trying to create jobs for this country and things like this is what’s holding us back. We need this country to progress and we keep getting setbacks like this.  The crime – we just need more support to keep the crime down and we want this country to move forwards.”

FEM CRUZ, Reporter

“This is Brother Fem Cruz reporting from the Nation’s capital for Love Fm.”

The estimated value of all items stolen is over one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.  If you have any information on the burglary, you can contact the nearest police station or call cell phone number 624-2602.