Fourways Grill in Hamilton.

They were spotted by private investigators hired by the company, Magistrates' Court heard yesterday.

Elva Darrell, 25, and Helena Stoneham, 30, were both earning $250 a week.

Darrell, of South Road, Smith's Parish, admitted stealing $70. Stoneham, of Horseshoe Road, Southampton, admitted taking $150.

Sgt. Rex Osborne, prosecuting, said the manager hired a security firm after noticing a drop in profits.

Magistrate the Wor. John Judge ordered social inquiry reports.

THIEF STRIKES AS RESIDENT SLEEPS CRM A sneak thief crept into a home in St. George's and stole the television from in front of its owner.

The occupier of the house, on Water Street, had fallen asleep while watching the TV at 1 a.m. When he awoke at 7 a.m., he found it had been stolen.

Police said that at first the victim thought the theft was a prank by a friend.

In another incident a prowler was disturbed on Fiddlewood Drive in Warwick.

The culprit, described as about 19-years-old, dark-skinned and wearing a white track suit, ran off when challenged.

CYCLIST JAILED CTS Riding a motorcycle while disqualified cost Kenneth E. Wilson six months in prison yesterday.

Wilson, 37, of Court Street, admitted the May 15 offence on Dutton Avenue. He said he used the bike to pick up some papers, and was "unfortunately caught''.

Magistrates' Court heard he had a record of similar offences.

ONE TOO MANY CTS A 36-year-old man was yesterday fined $400 and taken off the road for a year after admitting driving his truck on Kindley Field Road while impaired by drink.

Gladstone H. Simmons, of Wellington Slip Road, St. George's, who told Magistrates' Court his driving licence was essential for him to make a living, was found on May 4 to have an alcohol level of 184 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood.

REFUSED TEST CTS John J. Madeiros, of Serpentine Road, Pembroke, admitted driving while impaired on Elliott Street on March 27 and was fined $400 with a year's driving ban. Madeiros, 39, refused to take an alcohol test, Magistrates' Court heard.

BEDTIME BLUES CTS Sleeping in a doorway of the BF&M building on Pitts Bay Road landed Eugene M.

Darrell in court yesterday.

Darrell, 34, of no fixed address, was told by magistrate the Wor. John Judge that he should stay somewhere such as the Salvation Army hostel. He was given a year's conditional discharge.

DRUG WARNING CTS A Sandys man who admitted having heroin was told by a magistrate yesterday that he was putting himself in danger.

Magistrate the Wor. John Judge ordered a social inquiry report on William Kevin Smith, who was caught with 0.22 grams of heroin on Elliott Street, Hamilton on February 25.

Smith, 38, of Sound View Road, admitted the offence.

WHISKY THEFT CTS Stealing a bottle of whisky from a Smith's Parish supermarket cost Raymond W.

Simmons a $100 fine yesterday. Simmons, 32, of Tills Hill, Pembroke, admitted the April 30 offence. `It was something stupid,'' he said. "I'm sorry.'' BOOKS FOR KIDS LIB Police and the library service will be handing out colouring books to children to promote Hurricane Awareness Week.

They will be aided on Saturday morning by Lenny the Longtail at the main library on Queen Street in Hamilton.

Colouring books will also be available from the mobile library over coming weekends.