NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is trying to identify and arrest a man who is part of an auto theft investigation. The case is the latest one to roll on the Wheel of Justice.
According to police, the car was stolen near the corner of Painters and Abundance streets, and it was recovered in the 6100 block of Urquhart. Police also released video of a man who they say approached and entered the stolen car.
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The video was recorded from inside another car. In it, a woman’s voice can be heard, saying that she is the owner of the stolen car. The man replies that he bought it for $100, and he wants the woman to pay him the same amount.
While police are calling it an automobile theft, they did not say what charges the man in the video could face. Police say he arrived and left the scene on Urquhart in a white 2020 Mercedes GLC with Texas plates that read XVS4122…