Police in Clearwater, Florida say a woman who took a car out for a test drive and never brought it back has been arrested, and they are crediting the public for helping.
According to the Clearwater Police Department, a woman test drove a 2018 Honda Accord from a Clearwater car dealership on a Monday and did not return it. Police say the car was recovered several days later, but at that point they did not know who had been driving it. They did have surveillance images of the woman, and they shared them online.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, the department said it arrested Johna, 43, thanks to what it called “social media sleuths.” Police say people spotted her on Clearwater Beach and recognized her from the department’s earlier posts. Police also said she had changed her hair color since the test drive.
Johna has been charged with grand theft auto and scheming to defraud. Reports say she was being held at the Pinellas County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
These are allegations from police, and charges are not a finding of guilt. Reports did not include a response from Johna or an attorney on her behalf.
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