What started as a routine sales pitch at a northwest Miami Ford lot turned into a grand-theft case on Wednesday evening, when deputies say a 23-year-old customer took a pickup for a test drive and simply did not bring it back.
According to an arrest affidavit, 23-year-old Daniela Aguirre was later found, arrested and booked on a charge of grand theft of a motor vehicle after authorities say the supposedly standard test drive of a 2021 white Ram went off the rails.
From Sales Visit To Suspected Theft
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit, as reported by WSVN, states that a salesman told deputies Aguirre came to the dealership to check out a Dodge Ram and took a 2021 white Ram out for a test drive. The document says she brought the truck back to the lot, at which point the salesman stepped out of the vehicle.
That is when, according to the affidavit, Aguirre allegedly slid into the driver’s seat and drove off in the Ram instead of heading back inside to talk numbers. Deputies later ran a records check on the Ford Fusion she had driven to the dealership and found that car had been reported stolen in a separate case, the report states.
What Aguirre Told Investigators
Aguirre told investigators she “believed she had permission to take the truck” and said she planned to show it to her father, according to the affidavit cited by WSVN. She also said she had bought the Ford Fusion months earlier but had not yet registered it in her name…