Duo arrested after stolen car found in Albouystown yard
Shortly after the Police had tracked down and recovered Toyota Allion motor car PRR 5212 in a yard in Albouystown Georgetown, two persons were arrested, one of whom is a woman.
This vehicle was hijacked during an armed robbery committed on Stephen Clarke, a 33-year-old resident of Diamond, East Bank Demerara, in the vicinity of Camp Street and Brickdam, Georgetown on Monday, February 6.
Investigations revealed that on the day in question, at about 18:00h, Clarke had transported a passenger from Diamond to the Timehri bus park at Stabroek, Georgetown, when a female requested him to take her to the junction of Camp Street and Brickdam.
The car that was recovered by Police in Albouystown
Upon taking this woman to her destination, three men entered the car, one in the front seat and the other two in the back seat. The front seat passenger then whipped out a knife and held it to the driver as he ordered him to exit the car. Fearful for his life, Clarke exited the vehicle, and the men drove off the scene.
The matter was reported, and based on investigations, the car was discovered in the yard of Zezeka Yaris, a 43-year-old waitress, and Roscoe Carter, a 43-year-old security guard, both of Cooper Street, Albouystown.
When questioned about the car, Yaris claimed that her father Dennis Yaris, who lives in ‘B’ Field, Sophia, brought the vehicle and told her to keep it for him. She also claimed that he left the key with her. Carter, meanwhile, denied having any knowledge about the vehicle.
Both Yaris and Carter were arrested and escorted to the Brickdam Police Station. The car has been lodged as investigations continue. The vehicle is valued at $1.8M and is owned by Wilfred Abrams of Sophia, Greater Georgetown.
