"Diana and Guerrero may be traveling in a tan Chevrolet Malibu with Florida tag 78NHD."
What's up with the different FL tag numbers in the news?
http://www.mynews13.com/content/new...16/6/2/amber_alert_diana_alvares.html?cid=rss
- tan Malibu with tag 78NHD - Amber Alert
- black Malibu with tag MAW068 - criminal complaint
- (white?) GMC Safari van with tag MAX696 - criminal complaint and possibly family interviews, witness statements
- white Jeep Cherokee - ETA: vehicle he was arrested in, near where he used to live per this news video (03:25).
From the interviews and this
article:
Hernandez said she confronted the man and he moved out on May 2. The 9-year-old was visibly upset when Guerrero returned to the home to move his van, according to Hernandez.
From the
criminal complaint:
GUERRERO-TORRES went on to say on the day of the minor child's disappearance [May 29], he traveled to Okeechobee from Orlando and his vehicle broke down which led to his brother assisting him with getting the vehicle towed. He confirmed his vehicle to be a black Chevrolet Malibu bearing Florida identification #MAW068. He could not drive the vehicle so left it behind and returned to his residence in Orlando, Florida in a GMC Safari bearing Florida identification #MAX696.
One of the brothers owned a van (or borrowed/drove it regularly), possibly the GMC Safari, prior to May when they were living with Diana's family. For some reason they moved out and left the van. JG returned on May 2 to
move it. That could indicate it had broken down or wasn't running well enough to travel 150+ miles to Orlando or 90+ miles to Okeechobee.
The black Malibu, which he apparently owns (assuming LE verified the registration) only comes into play as
part of his alibi, that he wasn't within 90+ miles of Diana's home the night she was abducted. Perhaps with some truth woven in, that his brother or someone else (who supposedly helped him that day), owns a GMC Safari. Or his statement to LE is also an alibi for the location of the white van, conflicting with the nearby restaurant owner seeing a white van just prior to her abduction.
For all we know, the black Malibu could've been parked at a friend or relative's house for months.
He has family and friends in Okeechobee. Within a group of family/friends with limited income, borrowing and swapping vehicles is common. It's not just which vehicles are running and how well but which ones have current tags. BTDT. Did he borrow the tan Malibu that night or the next day or two? Was it spotted by a witness or on a security camera recording by LE, resulting in it being noted on the Amber Alert?
As far as we know, the black Malibu only comes into play as part of his alibi. LE had reason for listing the tan Malibu but hasn't shared it.