Security Guard jailed for stealing from employers

Published by BBN Staff at December 31, 2016

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Posted: Saturday, December 31, 2016. 10:48 a.m. CST.

By BBN Staff: A security guard is currently in prison after he stole several items from a place he was hired to secure from thieves.

The incident occured last Monday night when Jorge Montero, a security guard for Priority Security Company, was watching the home of Stephanie Lupp on Princess Margaret Drive.

Accorded to police information, Montero entered the woman’s home and stole a Nikon digital camera, a tablet and a charger valued at an estimated $1,500.

The items, belonged to a German guest staying at the home.

The items were discovered missing on the 29th, and after reviewing surveillance camera footage, Montero was found to be the thief.

He appeared in the Magistrate’s Court of Sharon Fraser on Friday where he pled guilty to a charge of burglary.

According to the thief, he only committed the offence because he was intoxicated.

He was sentenced him to 5 years in prison

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