Monday, October 20, 2014 Jamaica Observer
The owner of a community radio station was among 711 people arrested in relation to electricity theft since the start of this year, the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) reported Saturday.
According to the light and power company, a radio station owner/operator was arrested last week when a meter bypass was found powering the small media entity in St James.
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| Electricity Thief (File Photo) |
“The radio station had been disconnected since February of this year for an outstanding balance, but was discovered this week (last week) to be receiving supply, via an illegal connection,” JPS said in a news release.
The arrests, the JPS said, spanned the period up to October 15 as the company continues multiple operations to counter electricity theft across the island, with the support of the security forces.
In addition, the JPS has also been conducting meter audits and account investigations.
According to JPS, the parishes with the highest number of arrests for electricity theft are St James with 128, St Elizabeth with 118, and St Catherine with 112.
The company also said that a cold storage operation in Cross Roads, Kingston “was recently discovered to be stealing electricity valued to the tune of half-a-million dollars per month. The facility served as a storage plant for bag juice supplies. more
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