-two in custody

Two men are presently in police custody on the Essequibo Coast after a Toyota Allion which was stolen in Georgetown in March was found at a house at Airy Hall.

The  owner   of the Toyota Allion , Anthony Pickett reported that carjackers took the car from him in Kitty on March 14. The car was found  today by “G” Division ranks in front of a house.

Acting on information, police went to the home of a taxi driver of Airy Hall where the motor car , bearing registration  HC 3368, was found parked in front of his house. The car was identified by Pickett as being his property.

The taxi driver told the police that he received the car some five weeks ago “to work and keep” from another man who lives at Columbia village , Essequibo Coast.

Reports are that both  claimed that another man , called “Bull Dog” , brought the car to their home to fix the number plates. The men also claimed that the man asked that they hire someone to drive the said car. They were both arrested by the police.

Investigations into the matter are ongoing. (Indrawattie Natram)