Police investigators from the Criminal Investigations Department are probing a break-in at the Central Housing and Planning Authority’s Annex on Croal Street in Georgetown.

While Detectives said nothing was reported missing or stolen, they have launched a search for the suspect, who was captured entering and exiting the compound on early on Monday morning, just after midnight.

Investigators were called to the facility on Monday morning after a Cleaner, who reported for duty at around 7am, discovered an open door to one of the offices. The office was found ransacked, and the Cleaner said she immediately alerted an Office Assistant who was also on duty.

The Police in its statement said a review of CCTV footage showed a man of African Descent riding a bicycle when he stopped to the front of the building early on Monday morning and entered the compound. It was just after midnight, and the man was not noticed by Security personnel who were on duty.

Less than 30 minutes after entering the compound, the Police said the suspect was seen mounting his pedal cycle with a black haversack and white box and proceeded north on United Nations place then East on Croal Street, making good his escape.

Investigators reported that checks were made around the building and it was observed that one of the casement windows in the IT room on the middle flat was opened, but there were no signs of a break-in.

A number of persons, including the security personnel from Elite Security Services, were questioned, as the investigations continue.

In a separate statement, the Housing Ministry said its staff conducted thorough checks, and the public can be assured that all records and files have been accounted for.

The Housing Ministry has been facing some controversy in recent weeks over the allocation of prime commercial lands in Ogle to close associates of Government officials.

The CEO of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Sherwin Greaves, resigned suddenly from his top job after records revealed that he had purchased high priced properties in New York that were linked to a company that benefitted from one of the big commercial land allocations at Ogle.

The CEO has said there was no wrongdoing on his part.

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