Police Blotter: White Cadillac Left Unlocked And With Keys In It Disappears Briefly; Walmart Thief Pulls Scanning Trick And Walks Out Wearing Stolen Jacket
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
A man on E. 44th Street told police that sometime the previous night his vehicle was stolen. He said he left his 2003 white Cadillac parked in front of his house, but he accidentally left the keys in the ignition and the doors unlocked. He said he arrived home at 1 a.m. and when he woke up at 6:45 a.m. he saw the car was gone. He said he purchased the vehicle for $1,320 and noted that the rear passenger side tail light was broken. He said there were also two stickers on the top corners of the rear window. There is no suspect information. The vehicle was entered into NCIC. At 4 p.m. an officer was traveling west on Wilcox Boulevard when he spotted an abandoned 4-door Cadillac at the intersection of Wilcox Boulevard and Hiwassee Street. The vehicle was unoccupied. Upon running the VIN, he found the vehicle to be the one stolen earlier in the day. The owner was contacted via dispatch, but there was no answer, so a voicemail was left. Reliable Towing was contacted and towed the vehicle to their tow yard. The vehicle was taken out of NCIC.