Spare parts dealer, handyman charged with stealing cars

Michel Baptiste

A handyman and a spare parts dealer accused of stealing cars and transmission parts were arraigned before a city court yesterday and remanded to prison pending the start of their trial.

Michel Baptiste, 33, of Melanie Damishana squatting area and Alvin Narine, 41, of 60 Station Street, Kitty, appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, when the charges were read.

It was alleged that Baptiste, on August 13th, at Alexander Street, stole a Premio motorcar valued $2,600,000, property of Mark Gonsalves. He denied the charge.