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Thirty-one year old Germin Bustillos, a laborer of Guinea Grass charged with the burglary of Quan’s warehouse in which over $8,000.00 worth of items were stolen, was acquitted of the charge today. After the prosecution closed its case, Bustillos’ attorney, Phillip Palacio, submitted that he did not have a case to answer to because it was not established that entry was gained to the warehouse, which is one of the elements needed to prove the charge. As a result, Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith upheld the no case submission and acquitted Bustillos. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on May 4, 2011, at the warehouse, located at mile 3 and a half on the Philip Goldson Highway. Mario Chun, a security officer at the warehouse, testified that he heard noise coming from the warehouse and when he climbed on top of a truck he saw two persons with items in their hands. Chun called the police and the police upon arrival saw Bustillos on the compound. The police pursued Bustillos and caught him on the compound. The stolen items were recovered by the police outside of the warehouse. The items included a compressor, a table saw, 11 boxes of fluorescent tubes, 144 cans of WD 40 and 1 roll of electric cable.