A $300,000 Ferrari was found trashed at a gas station after the alleged thief ran out of gas two weeks after it was stolen.
Santa Ana police arrested Israel Perez Rangel, 38, on November 1 after police approached him when he was at Mobil gas station asking for gas money.
Authorities also found the badly damaged 458 Spider. Photos of the white Ferrari showed interior damage, cracked fins and emblems torn from the body.
A $300,000 Ferrari (pictured, two weeks after it was stolen) was found trashed at a gas station after the alleged thief ran out of gas two weeks after it was stolen
Photos of the 458 Spider showed the filthy interior (pictured)
Emblems on the enging and the body of the vehicle were also damaged or removed
Edward York, whose girlfriend, Susan Friedman, owned the vehicle, said that they had dropped the car to get serviced on October 18.
York told KTLA 5 that when he went to pick up the car on October 19, he ‘was sitting there for about an hour’.
Santa Ana police arrested Israel Rangel (pictured) at a gas station asking for money
‘And then they come and say, “Sir, your car’s been stolen,” he said.
It wasn’t until the employees rolled back their security cameras did they figure out that the car had been stolen.
Security footage showed a man wearing a Ferrari jacket walking onto the lot and taking driving off with the car.
One of the center’s employees had reportedly left the keys to the Ferrari in the passenger seat at the time.
Two weeks later, Santa Ana police found Rangel reportedly asking for money at the Mobil gas station with the damaged car, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Security footage at the gas station showed a man dressed in dark clothing get out of the vehicle with a gas can.
A witness also told police that Rangel had tried to sell the vehicle for $5,000 while at the gas station.
Security footage at the gas station showed a man dressed in dark clothing get out of the vehicle with a gas can
A witness also told police that Rangel had tried to sell the vehicle for $5,000 while at the gas station
Police said when they approached Rangel (top left), who didn’t appear to know how to put gas in the car, he initially fled the scene. He was later apprehended by police when they found him hiding in some bushes
Police said when they approached Rangel, who didn’t appear to know how to put gas in the car, he initially fled the scene.
He was later apprehended by police when they found him hiding in some bushes.
Rangel pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including car theft.
As for the Ferrari, York said the car’s paddle shifters had been torn out and the dashboard had been chopped.
The interior was dirty and covered in vomit, York said.
However, York’s girlfriend did receive a check from her insurance company and bought a new car.
She used the money to buy a 2018 Lamborghini Huracan.
As for the Ferrari, York said the car’s paddle shifters had been torn out and the dashboard had been chopped
The interior was dirty and the outside was covered in vomit (pictured), York said
York said he dropped the vehicle off at the Ferrari & Maserati of Newport Beach (pictured) to get serviced when the alleged incident took place. However, his girlfriend received a check from her insurance company and bought a 2018 Lamborghini Huracan