witness stand at the trial of accused Roosters robber, Roger Lightbourne were highlighted yesterday under cross-examination.

Mr. Archibald Warner defending, accused P.c. Colin Paynter of concocting his story and asked him to explain variations in descriptions of the chase and clothing worn by Lightbourne on January 28 last year.

But P.c. Paynter stuck to his story yesterday.

Lightbourne, 27, of Sound View Road, Sandys Parish, is accused of stealing a cash register containing $700 from the Court Street restaurant.

P.c. Paynter said he spotted Lightbourne outside the restaurant and told him to stop.

But Lightbourne fled, jumping over a wall onto the property of Little Lamb Nursery before running off toward Dundonald Street, P.c. Paynter said.

He added the area was well-lit and he could see the accused clearly.

However in a Police statement last year, P.c. Paynter claimed he made a brief search around the nursery and Court Street.

When he failed to find the accused, he searched the Dundonald Street side of the building.

Lightbourne was subsequently found hiding in the pump room of another building after a member of the public spotted him on Princess Street and informed P.c.

Paynter.

"In neither of these two paragraphs do you say anything about a man dressed in a blue and gold top behind Lamb's Nursery,'' Mr. Warner told the officer.

"At no stage do you state a man was dressed in the particular clothing as you said in your evidence before the court.'' But P.c. Paynter said further down the statement he had mentioned sighting a man outside the nursery.

Mr. Warner also took him to task over his recollection of the clothes worn by Lightbourne that night.

Last week Roosters cashier Kimberly Clark said the robber was wearing a dark top with "red under the armpits''.

But yesterday P.c. Paynter described the jacket worn by the accused as a distinctive denim jacket "with brown on the shoulders''.

He said he said the man's trousers were not unusual and were probably jeans.

But Mr. Warner informed him the trousers were as distinctive as the matching mustard and blue jacket.

Today the jury is expected to visit the crime scene together with presiding judge the Hon. Mr. Justice Meerabux and Crown Counsel Mr. Peter DeJulio.