The Ashanti Regional Police Command have informed that nine cars have been retrieved since the arrest of Alex Owusu, a notorious member of a car-stealing syndicate by the Suntreso District Police Command on Tuesday 11th August 2020.

The 37-year old according to the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, COP Mr. Kwasi Mensah Duku is helping the Police with investigations.

He briefed “all the retrieved taxi cabs have been identified by the rightful owners who presented documents to prove ownership. However, Police have sought the assistance of DVLA to authenticate the genuineness of the documents presented, before the vehicle would be released to the rightful owners.”

Recalling what led to the arrest of the culprit, COP Mr. Kwasi Mensah Duku addressed that “the modus operandi of the suspect is that he hires the services of taxi drivers from neighboring towns such as Obuasi, Bekwai, Nkawkaw etc.to Kumasi under the pretense of coming to buy excavator parts at Suame magazine or visit his sick mother.

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“The suspect on arrival in Kumasi will convince the taxi driver to have the cab washed the washing bay and then persuade them to leave the car with the bay attendant. He then asks the driver to accompany him to Suame magazine to buy the supposed excavator parts. The suspect later takes leave of the victim with the excuse that he is going to withdraw money from the bank, only for him to return to the washing bay and take the ignition key from the attendants and drive the car away.

“With the assistance of the Kasoa District Police Command, we have been able to apprehend him and through investigations, he has led Police to retrieve nine (9) of such vehicles.

The cars have since been retrieved from its unsuspecting buyers at Nsawam, Adeiso, and Kade in the Eastern Region and Kasoa and Akoti in the Central Region of Ghana.

The retrieved taxi cabs include the following:

 Two (2) Toyota Corolla LE Taxi cab

Two (2) Hyundai Atos Prime Taxi cab

Two (2) Daewoo Matiz Super Taxi cab

Two (2) Toyota Vits Taxi cab

Two (2) Chevrolet Matiz Taxi cab

A Hyundai Getz Taxi cab.

A Toyota vibs Taxi cab

"On the 17th August 2020, suspect Alex Owusu was arraigned before a Magistrate Court at Twedea and was remanded in lawful custody to assist with investigation. All the retrieved taxi cabs have been identified by the rightful owners who presented documents to prove ownership.

"However, Police have sought the assistance of DVLA to authenticate the genuineness of the documents presented, before the vehicle would be released to the rightful owners. Suspect would be arraigned before Circuit court in Kumasi for proper trial when investigations were completed."