Bail refused for alleged car mirror thief

Bail was refused for 43-year-old Carl Kato of Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara, after he failed to provide a stable address during his court appearance on Monday.
Kato was charged in December with simple larceny and is being accused of stealing a $60,000 mirror from a Toyota Premio belonging to Crystal Hall, who is a serving member of the Guyana Police Force.
The incident reportedly occurred on December 7 at Brickdam, Georgetown.
During his first court appearance, the prosecution objected to bail, citing that there was video evidence of the alleged theft and the fact that Hall is a serving member of the Guyana Police Force.

However, on Monday, Kato appeared virtually before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court. During the hearing, Kato’s mother and sister appeared in court to provide an address for him after the one he initially gave was deemed insufficient.
His sister stated that he could stay with her upon release, but Kato later suggested he might stay with his mother. However, the addresses provided were inconsistent with the lot number he had given for his mother’s address before.
When questioned by Magistrate McGusty further, he explained that he had recently moved into a place with multiple rooms, similar to a hotel.
Due to his inability to provide a fixed address, Magistrate McGusty denied bail, and Kato was remanded to prison until his next court appearance on March 19, 2025.
Kato is no stranger to the law. In May 2012, he was charged with the theft of a car mirror and was placed on $15,000 bail after pleading not guilty before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.
In that case, he was accused of stealing a rear-view mirror valued at $15,000 from Raphael Rose on May 27 of the same year.