| Fadley Faisal |

THE Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered a local man to serve 18 months’ imprisonment, after he admitted to the charge of vehicle theft and other related offences.

Azman @ Asrol bin Jaya, 39, had stolen a car from a retail shop at RPN Kampong Tungku at 8.05pm, on March 20.

That same day, he changed the car’s registration plates at a location in Lambak Kiri.

He then spray-painted the rims, spoiler, fuel cover and bumper grill at another location in Armada, Kampong Tungku.

The defendant’s actions came to light when the car owner made a police report that eventually led to the defendant’s arrest.

Magistrate Hajah Ervy Sufitriana binti Haji Abdul Rahman ordered the recovered car to be returned to its rightful owner.