Officers of the Stolen Vehicles Squad have charged a suspect in connection with a stolen vehicle seized earlier this year.
Following a thorough investigation, officers determined that a silver Nissan Tiida recovered on January 9th 2025 in the Port of Spain Division was in fact the vehicle reported stolen in a case of larceny in the St. James Police District between March 9th and 10th, 2024.
As a result of the investigation, on September 16th, 2025, a 20-year-old self-employed resident of Celestine Trace, Morne Coco Road, Maraval, was arrested in connection with the stolen vehicle.
Following consultation with the CID/CRO Legal Department, officers received legal advice to formally charge the suspect with Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. He appeared virtually before High Court Master Indira Chinebas on September 18th, 2025, where he was granted bail in the sum of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) with a surety.
The investigation was led by Senior Superintendent Maharaj, Superintendent Pariman, and Assistant Superintendent Narine, and was directly supervised by Inspector Lazarus and W/Cpl. Villafana. The charge was laid by PC Hall of the Stolen Vehicles Squad.