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An unmarked sheriff’s car stolen from a car dealership in Alhambra was found Wednesday in Pasadena, and a man who was sleeping inside the vehicle was arrested.
The 2016 Dodge Charger was found about 5 a.m. in the 100 block of West California Street, according to sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Rouzan. The car was undamaged and nothing was missing from the vehicle, he said.
The name of the man who was found sleeping in the car was not immediately released, nor were any booking details.
The Charger was stolen about 5:30 a.m. Sunday from the Alhambra Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership at 1100 W. Main St., according to Alhambra police Sgt. Steven Carr.
Surveillance video showed a man walking into the service area of the dealership, approaching the Dodge, and then driving it away, Carr said.
The vehicle has no exterior markings which would identify it as an emergency vehicle, but it is equipped with an emergency light package which includes covert red, blue and white strobe lights.
The black four-door car also is equipped with a sheriff’s department radio, but contained no weapons or other emergency equipment, Carr said.
The investigation into the theft is being handled by the Taskforce for Regional Auto Theft Prevention, according to Rouzan.
— City News Service