which he was trying to rob.

The man was disturbed while he was on Paget Primary School, at 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning.

Police said that he leapt from a balcony and ran away. A spokesman said: "It was later discovered that damage had been caused to the balcony roof.

"It was apparent that the man had actually been on the roof and had probably put his foot through part of it.'' FINE FOR STEALING GOLD CHAIN CTS A 38-year-old Pembroke man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to ripping a gold chain off a man's neck in Victoria Park last August.

Gebre Yohannes told the court he had intended to fix the chain and return it, but lost it.

Prosecutor Sgt. Earl Kirby said Yohannes knew the man he stole the chain from, being a frequent customer of his Devonshire jewellery store.

Sgt. Kirby said according to the man, Yohannes owed him money for several jewellery purchases.

However, Yohannes said the man had owed him money because he stole from him during a crown and anchor game.

Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis fined him $350 and ordered $290 of the money to go towards reimbursing the man for the gold chain.

CAR DRIVER HAS LUCKY ESCAPE AC Car driver has lucky escape A 31-year-old Devonshire man had a lucky escape when his car overturned on Hermitage Road.

The man lost control of the Nissan car and received cuts to his face and a bump on his head.

The Fire Service were called to help Police at the scene.

GAS PRICES DROP FOR MOTORISTS EGY Gas prices drop for motorists Motorists are already feeling the benefit of a drop in the price of gasolene, which came into force yesterday.

Finance Minister The Hon. David Saul announced that wholesale gas prices of the two local oil companies are down by 0.8 cents per litre.

Last month gas rose by 1.1 cent per litre following falls in July and August.

The diesel price rose by 1.2 cents per litre and kerosene increased by one cent per litre. These rises followed a decrease of 0.3 cents in September.

THIEF STEALS SHORTS THROUGH WINDOW CRM Thief steals shorts through window A visitor could not believe his eyes yesterday when he saw a hand reach through his window and grab his shorts.

The visitor was woken up at 2 a.m. by noises outside his Pembroke guest house.

Going to investigate, he saw an arm reach through the window and grab his shorts, which were lying nearby.

The thief ran off with the shorts, which contained more than $300 in a wallet.

WARWICK BREAK-IN LEADS TO ARREST CRM Warwick break-in leads to arrest A 29-year-old Warwick man has been arrested in connection with a daylight break-in in the parish.

The break-in happened on Monday, when a woman left her Spicewood Drive home for a short while. She returned to find a cheque and cash totaling nearly $900 had been stolen.

A purse containing $200 was stolen from a home on Ocean Sands Drive in Warwick, also on Monday.

MAN FINED $250 CTS Man fined $250 A 39-year-old Warwick man was fined $250 in Magistrates' Court on Wednesday for possessing drug equipment.

Kenneth Sinclair Raynor of Raynors Drive, was stopped by Police on June 9 as he walked along Camp Hill because he "appeared to be nervous''.

During their search, a homemade glass pipe was found in his right pocket.

The pipe was later analysed, and a cocaine residue was found.