Cars found at Rose Hall as Police probe stolen vehicle racket
Police on Wednesday seized several motor cars in Berbice which are suspected to have been stolen. Police reports stated that a party of Policemen headed by an Assistant Superintendent conducted searches at a number of locations where the suspected stolen vehicles were found.
A white Fielder Wagon bearing registration number PVV 6272 and a silver-grey Premio bearing registration number PRR 3989 were reportedly found in a yard in New Market Street, Rose Hall.
Some of the scraps suspected to have come from stolen vehicles
At another location in Rose Hall, another silver-grey Premio (registration number PTT 9316) and a Fielder Wagon (registration number PTT 7651) were discovered.
The vehicles were taken to the Rose Hall Outpost and lodged pending further investigations.
Police said a search was conducted at the home of a female nurse of Rose Hall, Corentyne, where they found several “car-related documents”. These were also taken to the Rose Hall Outpost and lodged, pending investigation.
A search was also conducted at the home of a 75-year-old of Rose Hall, Corentyne, but nothing was found.
Police have seized several vehicles believed to have been stolen in a carjacking operation
During the search, Police said, a named suspect was detained. He is presently in hospital under guard. For the year, there have been several reports of stolen cars.
The most recent incident occurred about two weeks ago when a man was relieved of his Toyota Allion motor car bearing registration number PZZ 3220 by three passengers at Friendship, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Delroy Adonis, 33, of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara (WCD), who operates a private hire service, reportedly picked up a passenger from Vreed-en-Hoop who requested to be taken to Diamond, EBD.
On their way to the destination, the passenger requested for Adonis to pick up a male and female. Adonis reportedly complied, but shortly after they entered the car, the driver was held at gunpoint and ordered to stop and exit the vehicle.
Upon doing so, Adonis was relieved of his Samsung A20 smartphone and $15,000 in cash by the perpetrators who made good their escape with the motor car.
