Car rental owner on carjacking charge
Ex-police officer Jason Harry
Ex-police officer Jason Harry

AS the police investigation into the carjacking ring continues, the owner of a car rental service is the latest person to be brought before the court, charged with three counts of fraudulent imitation of an identification mark on Toyota vehicles.

Osaffo Yarde, the owner of K&O Car Rental, found himself before City Magistrate Fabayo Azore charged with using fake chassis numbers on three Toyota Premio motorcars between April 19 and April 21, 2018 at Lodge Housing Scheme. He denied the charges. Yarde’s attorney, Glen Hanoman explained to the court that the vehicles are second hand and his client bought each of the vehicles for $2.5 from an individual and also have agreement of sales to prove the claims.

Nigel Chung and his son, Ricky Chung

However, the prosecutor, Simone Payne strongly opposed to the businessman being released on bail on the grounds that the police is expected to institute more charges against the defendant next week.
The magistrate nevertheless released Yarde on $300,000 bail and adjourned the matter until May 30.

On Tuesday last, 30-year-old taxi driver, Steven Hercules, appeared before Magistrate Sunil Scarce at the Providence Magistrate’s Court for using a fake number plate, HC 4543, on registered motor vehicle, PVV 6204, which was stolen last March during an armed robbery.

In February, former policeman Jason Harry and two welders were charged with changing chassis numbers on two stolen vehicles. Harry, along with Nigel Chung, 43, and his son, Ricky Chung, 23, of Coverden, East Bank Demerara appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman for these offences. The trial is currently ongoing before Magistrate Fabayo Azore.
Harry, who is said to be the alleged mastermind behind the carjacking ring, was charged for receiving four stolen Toyota-made vehicles worth over $10.6M between December 8, 2017 and February 10, 2018.

On February 9, 2018, police seized several suspected stolen vehicles and car parts at North Vryheid’s Lust, East Coast Demerara and Monument Hill, Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway. It is believed that the vehicles were stolen and stripped of their parts which are being sold.

Police ranks from the Major Crimes Investigation Unit swooped down on the North Vryheid’s Lust premises, occupied by a couple, where they found several car mirrors, doors, lights, wipers and other vehicle parts for Toyota Allion, Spacio and Premio motorcars.

As a result, the couple was taken into custody after the husband provided the police with conflicting stories as to why the suspected stolen vehicle parts were piled up at his residence.

Owner of K&O Car rental, Osaffo Yard

When he was first questioned by ranks, the man claimed that apart from being a taxi driver, he is employed with an auto spares company for which he was storing the items. The taxi driver then told the ranks that he was storing the items for Harry. Acting on information received the police then went to Harry’s home at Monument Hill, Kuru Kururu, and conducted a search during which a quantity of vehicle parts and several vehicles, suspected to be stolen or unlawfully obtained, were found.

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