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A Fairfield County woman who stole a rental car in Westport turned herself in to police after allegedly failing to return the vehicle, police said.
Officers from the Westport Police Department responded to Avis Rental Cars at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2020, where there was a report of a woman who rented a car and never returned.
Police said that the manager stated that the car in question was supposed to have been brought back to Avis in early August, but as of Sept. 5, it had yet to be returned by Bridgeport resident Michelle Kinner.
The manager said that before alerting the police, Avis had reached out to Kinner, sending her a letter asking for the car to be returned, to which she never replied.
A Fairfield County woman who stole a rental car in Westport turned herself in to police after allegedly failing to return the vehicle, police said.Officers from the Westport Police Department responded to Avis Rental Cars at approximately …
The long arm of the law does not rest and according to a report from the Westport Police Department, the law won again when it recently caught up with an alleged rental car thief after nearly two decades on the run.
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According to The Westport Police Department, officers responded to the initial complaint that a rental vehicle had not been returned all the way back on September 5, 2002. The report stated that a vehicle had been rented from Avis Rental Cars in Westport in August of 2002, and the renter had allegedly not returned the vehicle. The person identified as the renter at the time was identified as Michelle Kinner. Prior to contacting Westport Police, Avis reportedly made requests for the vehicle to be returned.
Westport PD: Bridgeport woman facing charges for not returning rental car 19 years ago
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A Bridgeport woman has turned herself into Westport police, almost 20 years after she was accused of stealing a rental car.
Police responded to Avis Rental Cars back in September 2002 for a report that a rented car was never returned. At the time, the store’s manager said the car was rented to Michelle Kinner in early August, but hadn’t returned it by Sept. 5 of that year. A letter was sent to Kinner, asking she return the car, police said.
“Since the vehicle was a month overdue and efforts to recover it from Ms. Kinner were not successful, the car was deemed to be stolen,” Lt. David Wolf said. “Therefore, a warrant for Ms. Kinner’s arrest was completed and signed by a Superior Court judge.”