Advertisement of a reward for the return of stolen goods, is an offense.
Information reaching our newsdesk from the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force is that any advertisement of a reward for the return of any stolen goods, is an offense and carries with it a stiff penalty.
According to a section carried in the Turks and Caicos Weekly News, entitled ‘Police Reminders,’ with Detective Sargeant Calvin Chase, if ones personal belongings are lost or stolen and one advertises a reward for its return, that person is commiting a crime as it is an offense and that
person can be charged with ‘advertising rewards for return of goods stolen or lost.
Chase notes in his column that the law prohibits the use of phrases such as ‘no questions will be asked’ or that the person producing the goods
will be safe from apprehension or enquiry, or that any money paid for the purchase of the stolen item or advanced by way of a loan on them, will be paid.
Chase said the publishers of such an advertisement could face a hefty fine of $500 upon conviction.
