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GG's Driver Stole From Lady Young
posted (February 23, 2012)
As Belize's head of State, Governor General Sir Colville Young should have his pick of the finest police officers as his driver - but, that's not how it works, the police assign drivers to him, and recently he's had the worst luck with those cops.

In November of 2010 - the GG's driver at the time Nelson Middleton was accused of landing a drug plane - and he was along with his previous driver, Rennel Grant.

And now his current driver is accused of stealing from Sir Colville's wife, 78 year old Lady Norma Young!

Here's how it is alleged to have occurred: Lady's Young's daughter noticed that there had been some unauthorized withdrawals from her Scotia Bank Account. She checked with her mother who had last used the account in July of 2011 at Scotia's Belmopan Branch.

At the time, Lady Norma asked the GG's driver PC #564 Rayon Martinez to make a withdrawal for her. He did, but never gave her back the card. Between August and December 2011, 12 withdrawals amounting to $7,450 dollars were made without her consent.

Police tracked down Martinez and searched his Toyota 4-Runner where they found Lady Norma's ATM Card.

Two days ago, PC Martinez was arrested and charged for twelve (12) counts of Theft.

He has met bail, and he will be back in court on March 30th of this year.

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