Police were immediately notified of a break-in at the Contrivance Basic School in Walderston, Manchester, yesterday and were promptly at the school's premises.

But whoever made the report forgot to tell the police that the school had been temporarily relocated from its original location.

As a result, the thieves who made off with a quantity of rice, flour and cornmeal were able to carry out their activity for more than an hour, without any interference.

Reports are that shortly after 1 a.m. yesterday, a group of men was seen breaking into the Contrivance Basic School, which is temporarily located in the Walderston community centre, and the police were called."Di man dem bruk di school and thief out di pickney dem food, mi call di police but up to when dem lef ova a hour mi nuh si no police come yet," said an alleged witness.

Sergeant L. Frazer, the subofficer in charge, said the report was received while the police vehicle was in the vicinity and they immediately went to Contrivance. The police were not told that the school was temporarily relocated to the community centre, and seeing nothing fishy at the school's original premises they left.

Brenda Griffiths, a teacher at the school, said the thieves gained entry by breaking a door.

Police personnel from Kendal and the Mandeville CIB were conducted on-the-scene investigations yesterday.

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