A policeman assigned to the Ferry Police Station in St Catherine apparently slept too sound Monday night.

He said when he woke up at approximately 6:00 yesterday morning at his home in Gore Tuca, Portmore, St Catherine the padlock on his gate was cut off and his brown 2002 Toyota Corolla motor car was missing.

The policeman, who requested anonymity, said the vehicle, registered 4824 EM, may have been stolen between the hours of 11:00 pm and 4:00 am. The theft, he said, was reported to Greater Portmore Police Station.

"Up to now I have the padlock on my desk at the station here; you can see that they use a steel cutter to cut it," the policeman told the Observer.

The cop, who spent much of yesterday making queries about the missing vehicle, was confident that he was making some progress in locating it. He said that he has already started probing some leads into the theft.

"I just a take it easy; from morning I have been making some phone calls in Portmore. The car was among two other cars parked in the yard; to how it park, and to how it would have to be reversed out the yard, is must someone who know how it is normally parked there move it," said the officer.