had to be restrained after his bid for bail was turned down in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Ali Virgil pleaded guilty to charges of breaking and entering and stealing between September 20-21.

Sgt. Earl Kirby said Virgil broke and entered Ronald Smith's home and stole a bank book, clothing and a carry bag.

He then filled out a withdrawal slip at the Bank of Butterfield, uttered the slip by pretending to be Smith and received $500 from a teller.

The next day Smith went to the bank's Church Street branch and made an automated teller machine withdrawal.

Smith noticed a discrepancy between what he thought his balance should be and what the printout recorded.

After checking, he discovered that $500 had been taken. Police were notified and Virgil was arrested.

Virgil was also charged with stealing $48 and groceries from a female friend after she gave him a $60 maintainence cheque to cash and purchase cigarettes and cereal.

He never returned. Virgil said he used the money to pay back a friend he owed and threw away the groceries which were worth $12.

Immediately after the Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis had ordered him to be remanded in custody until October 24 for sentence, Virgil began screaming loudly.

"This is a conspiracy,'' he fumed. "Why are you locking me up? I own my own home I am not homeless. I have a job.'' He was quickly handcuffed and escorted from the court.