Police searched the Maloney district from Sunday night into yesterday for a white Nissan AD wagon belonging to missing businessman Kirby Mohammed but came up empty-handed. Investigators said they received a call from someone saying the white wagon, registered PDC 5152, was seen driving through the area but could not identify the driver. Police also were awaiting a print out of Mohammed’s phone records to see who were the people he last contacted on Saturday before he went missing.
Mohammed’s mother, Linda, said the last known contact her son made was a text message to a friend, saying he was returning from Port-of-Spain and would be back by 7 pm. In an interview at her office at Trinzuela College yesterday, Linda said she even went to the bank to see if there were any suspicious transactions. She said after the bank learned of his disappearance, they froze his account. Both mother and son are directors at the college and she said she had not received any ransom calls.
She said there were no known disputes between Mohammed and anyone and he was not known to have any enemies. “We are hoping that he is alright. My concern now is not for the car. They can keep it but just return him to us. “Nobody has called for money and I have his passport so it could not be that he left the country. “ If any of my boys go out, they would always call and tell me where they are and if they are going to be late.
“On this occasion I got no call and whenever I call his phone, it goes straight to voicemail,” Mohammed said.
Last seen alive
Mohammed, 47, of St Joseph Village, San Fernando, is also a Carnival costume designer with Trini Revellers and an interior decorator. He was last seen around 3.30 pm Saturday when he left home for Port-of-Spain to buy supplies for costumes he was contracted to design for upcoming carnivals in Bahamas, Grenada and Miami. He was expected to return later that day to attend the annual World Laugh Festival at8 pm at the Naparima Bowl, San Fernando, but has not been seen since.
Anyone with infor on Mohammed’s whereabouts is asked to contact the nearest police station or 290-9390, 290-4681 or Crime Stoppers at 800-TIPS.