Car found by Facebook page

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A missing car was found with aid from Facebook – at a home that the alleged robber didn’t even live in.

A stolen car was reportedly found on the ‘Guam Sakke” Facebook page by the robber’s relative, who informed the alleged robber– John Jr. Tenorio Quichocho. Quichocho then left the car at a friend’s mother’s house.

According to a magistrate’s report, last Friday, Quichocho told officers that he and four other men picked up the stolen car – which was reported to be a Lexus. One of the men claimed that the car belonged to his boss.

Court documents also say that last Friday, at around 6 pm the Guam Police Department responded to a complaint of a stolen vehicle in Dededo. The female victim reported that her father’s Lexus was stolen from their driveway.

The report adds that the female victim said that it was last seen at 11 am and noticed it missing at 5 pm. She also adds that the keys were stolen from their home around October of last year.

Court documents state that on Monday, the Lexus was located and was learned to be operated by a second victim, who believed that the vehicle was his mother’s boyfriend’s car. Following a police interview, the victim’s mother claimed that Quichocho parked the car at her home saying that Quichocho’s brother let him borrow the car.

25-year-old John Jr. Tenorio Quichocho was charged with theft by receiving as a 2nd-degree felony with the commission of a felony while on felony release.


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Jannette Samson is a broadcast reporter for the Pacific News Center. Her beats are lifestyle, tourism, and crime, among others. Aside from being a reporter, she is also PNC's social media and web editor. You can sometimes hear her reporting the latest headlines for you on Sorensen Media Group's radio stations and on K57. Some of Jannette's passions include art, beauty, and blogging. She paints, creates prints, and dabbles in various art media in her free time. Jannette is also a self-taught makeup artist. In addition to that, she is a visual artist. Her artwork was featured in many art exhibitions and galleries in Guam such as Imbentibu Famalao'an I at the Castro Art Gallery; Imbentibu Famalao'an II and Body Beautiful at the Lees-Reyes Art Gallery; the 2020 University of Guam Undergraduate Exhibition; and the Annual Research Conference Art Exhibition at the Isla Center for the Arts.