Wanted car thief falls

Police have arrested one of the 10 most wanted car thieves in the country following an operation in Las Piñas City.

Senior Inspector Gary Jaramillo Garen, chief of the Anti-Carnapping (ANCAR) and Follow-Up Division of the Las Piñas City Police, identified the suspect as Charlie Mechure II, 28, and a resident of Pilar Village, Barangay Pilar, Las Piñas.

The operation against Mechure was conducted by a team led by Inspector Nicholas Maamo and Inspector Arnold Alabastro.

The suspect was arrested at his house at around 5 p.m. last Monday.

Garen said the apprehension was made possible through a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Zenaida Daguna of Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 19. Mechure, leader of the Mechure Carnap Gang, is now detained at the Las Piñas police station.

He had been previously been convicted at the Las Piñas RTC after having figured in three car theft cases.

Apart from operating in Las Piñas, the group also steal cars near commercial centersin Metro Manila. – Rhodina Villanueva

The group has members skilled in breaking locks and hot-wiring of luxury vehicles. – Rhodina Villanueva