Belize City Police Officer Charged After Attempting to Pawn Stolen US $20K Gold Chain

A Belize City cop is in quite the quagmire after he attempted to pawn a gold chain that was taken from an American firefighter who was detained by Police on Saturday, August 31.  43-year-old, Hersel Garcia of a Raleigh Street address, on September 9, reportedly tried pawning a 14-karat Miami Cuban Link gold chain with a reported value of twenty thousand US dollars.  Love News understands that the American national got caught up in an altercation at Shisha Hookah Lounge when he was detained by Police.  During his detention, 41-year-old Gilbert Lightburn reported that his two Cuban link chains were stolen as well as a 24-karat buffalo pendant, all valued at over 55 thousand US dollars.  Garcia was charged on Saturday for handling stolen goods.