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Woman accused of stealing a car shows up to court in stolen van, California cops say

Woman leaving the courthouse for car theft appearance was found getting into a different stolen van, California cops said.
Woman leaving the courthouse for car theft appearance was found getting into a different stolen van, California cops said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A woman leaving an appearance for car theft may have driven another stolen vehicle to the courthouse, California police said.

A stolen van was found unoccupied at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin on Monday, March 28, Police Chief Garrett Holmes told McClatchy News. At about 11 a.m., police received a stolen vehicle alert on the van.

“We conducted surveillance on the van and saw a female enter the driver’s seat,” Holmes said in an email.

The woman getting into the van had just left the courthouse for an appearance for a previous stolen vehicle case, Holmes said. The 41-year-old was arrested.

“Public Announcement: When making a court appearance after being arrested for stealing a car, DON’T show up in another stolen car,” police said on Twitter.

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This story was originally published March 31, 2022 at 11:32 AM with the headline "Woman accused of stealing a car shows up to court in stolen van, California cops say."

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Maddie Capron
Idaho Statesman
Maddie Capron is a McClatchy Real-Time News Reporter focused on the outdoors and wildlife in the western U.S. She graduated from Ohio University and previously worked at CNN, the Idaho Statesman and Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism.
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