OCALA, FL (352today.com) – Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) were able to find the thief involved in stealing a Lincoln MKZ from a local high school.
How they found him is every parent’s worst nightmare.
MCSO says the father of 15-year-old Bentley Vradenburg scrolled through social media when he came across images from MCSO, asking the public to identify a suspected car thief.
To the father’s unpleasant surprise, he recognized the man in the picture as his own son.
The father then immediately contacted detectives with the MCSO, who later placed 15-year-old Vradenburg under arrest.
Deputies transported Vradenburg to the Department of Juvenile Justice, where he faces charges for Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle.
(Original, 1/28) – Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Deputies are looking for a person who allegedly stole a parked Lincoln MKZ from the lot of a local high school.
Surveillance footage inside a nearby store captured the man wearing a blue flannel with black stripes.
Deputies say on January 22, at approximately 2:27 a.m., this person stole a parked Lincoln MKZ from the lot of Ocala Charter High School on West Anthony Road.
They say they found the car abandoned later that day in the 400 block of NE 42nd Street.
Deputies say they wish to identify this “joyriding” thief before he “steals again.”
Anyone with information on this man’s identity should contact Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-7867. If you provide information leading to the person, you could be eligible for a cash reward.