The police yesterday recovered two recently hijacked motor cars from a Hummingbird Street, North Ruimveldt residence and as least one person has been detained for questioning.
According to the police it was based upon investigations conducted that at about 1130 hours ranks recovered the stolen motor vehicles at the Georgetown residence.
The vehicles, the police said had been taken away from the owners during recent armed robberies.
Additionally, during a further search of the building, thirty–five .32 rounds were found.
When Stabroek News visited the area, the police had just left. Many residents when approached declined to speak. However a man who was in the area at the time recalled seeing “nuff nuff” plain clothes and uniformed officers in the area around lunch time.
He said that “they had tow trucks and everything and they take away two car, one white and one silver”. The man explained that the building houses two families – one on the upper flat and the other on the lower flat.
The man explained that the stolen cars are connected to a young man who lives in the lower flat. At the time when the police descended on the house the lower flat was locked and no one was inside.
Stabroek News was told that ranks broke down the door to gain entry and during their search stumbled upon a photograph of a man who lives in the upper flat.
According to the man that this newspaper spoke with, the man was arrested. It is unclear if he is still in police custody.
The man said that the police maintained a heavy presence in the area for about two hours before they left.
Stabroek News has been reliably informed that the vehicles are among those stolen by members of a budding carjacking ring. The location of the vehicles this newspaper was told was provided by alleged members of the ring who were recently arrested.
Carjacking has been a longstanding concern not only to the police but taxi drivers who are pounced upon at times by gunmen posing as customers.
Taxi drivers have been repeatedly warned to screen passengers before picking them up at night and to be cautious.
