A 44-year-old man was arrested on Friday on the beach side of Lower Base for allegedly renting a car last Aug. 5 and never returning it.<\/p>\n
Gregorio Omar Lieto was arrested on charges of theft of vehicle and criminal mischief.<\/p>\n
Police said Lieto admitted renting the car for a day, that he never returned it, and had planned to use it until he gets caught.<\/p>\n
The owner of U Save Car Rental called the police himself on Friday at noon after finding the stolen black Toyota Corolla with license plate ACR-766 parked at the beach side of Lower Base.<\/p>\n
Lieto\u2019s bail was set yesterday at $10,000 cash; preliminary hearing will be on Dec. 7 at 9am.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Tillman Clark was appointed as counsel for Lieto. Assistant attorney general Chester Hinds appeared for the government.<\/p>\n
Police said that Lieto rented the Toyota Corolla from U Save Car Rental in Garapan for a $100 security deposit and $50 for a one-day rental fee last Aug. 5.<\/p>\n
Traffic investigator Norris Kwon stated in his report that Lieto did not return the car, prompting the owner of U Save Car Rental to file a theft of service complaint with the Department of Public Safety against Lieto last Aug. 16. It was police officer Jason Tarkong who entertained the complaint.<\/p>\n
A U Save Car Rental agent called the cell phone number listed by Lieto on the rental agreement several times, but no one answered.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the U Save Car Rental owner called DPS at 12:35pm and reported that he found the car at the beach side of Lower Base.<\/p>\n
Kwon immediately responded to the area and found the car, operated by Lieto. Kwon said that Lieto confessed at the location.<\/p>\n
The car was found to have a broken right side view mirror, missing rear bumper cover, and damaged left side tail lamp and front bumper cover.<\/p>\n
Kwon said Lieto admitted damaging the rear bumper cover during a family gathering when a family member hit the car with a four-wheeler. Lieto was then arrested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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