Stolen Montero Recovered at Red Creek

Vigilant police work at the Red Creek checkpoint on the Western Highway recovered a stolen vehicle. Sometime around 3 this morning, police at the checkpoint noticed a black late model Mitsubishi Montero approaching. The driver appeared nervous and police became suspicious. They searched the vehicle and when the driver was unable to produce any proof of ownership, he was taken into custody and the vehicle impounded.

At the police station police 63 year old Eldina Williams of a Far West Street address in Belize City reported to police that sometime last night her vehicle, a black Mitsubishi Montero was stolen from her yard. Williams the identified the just-impounded vehicle as her own. Police have since detained the 27-year-old driver.