An Arouca police constable has appeared before a High Court master charged with the theft of a bulletproof vest, which allegedly went missing from the Guard and Emergency Branch (GEB) operation response unit in Aranguez, earlier in May.

PC Justin Simmons, 34, of Sangre Grande, appeared before Master Rehanna Hosein, charged with simple larceny of government property. He was granted $150,000 bail. The matter was transferred to the Port of Spain magistrates’ court, and Simmons will appear there on June 25. He is represented by attorney Terry Boyer.

Simmons is alleged to have stolen the Point Blank bulletproof vest, valued at $2,660, between April 28 and May 23.