Alleged car thief appears in court with another stolen vehicle

[RandySF]

DUBLIN, Calif. - An alleged car thief drove to her court appearance in another stolen car, Dublin police said.

The driver, identified as 41-year-old Brandy Jones, has been twice convicted of stealing cars.

She was arrested again after showing up at the East County Hall of Justice in another vehicle that she allegedly stole, police said on Wednesday.

Dublin police promptly gave her a ride back to Santa Rosa Jail, according to police.



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[struggle4progress]

1. "I love meeting new people in the precinct, lock-up, and courtroom!"

[skypilot]

2. I guess she was really committed...

...to showing up for her court appearance.

[PatSeg]

3. Yeah, I suppose she should get credit for THAT!

[struggle4progress]

4. ... police received a stolen vehicle alert from one of their license plate readers.

"We located the stolen van, unoccupied and the ignition punched, in the parking lot of the East County Hall of Justice which is located in our city," Holmes said. "We conducted surveillance on the van and saw a female enter the driver's seat. We made contact with Ms. Jones and after a brief discussion learned she had just left the courthouse after her appearance for a previous stolen vehicle case."

When Jones was arrested, the vehicle was searched and methamphetamine and two glass pipes were allegedly located by police. She was taken to Santa Rita Jail ...

Jones was arrested at 12:08 p.m. Monday and booked at Santa Rita Jail at 2:19 p.m. An unspecified judge set her bail at $57,500 ...

Woman Arrested for Stolen Car Goes to Court in Different Stolen Car: Police
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https://www.newsweek.com/woman-arrested-stolen-car-goes-court-different-stolen-car-police-1693831

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Some criminals are really dumb

The jails are full of people who got caught doing incredibly stupid things. You'd be surprised at how often the excuse criminals make is, 'But officer, only an idiot would do that?"

[doc03]

6. I know a guy that got released on a drug charge that got

caught that very day trying to get a prescription for 240
Oxycoden pills from a stolen prescription pad. He got 9 years.

[SYFROYH]

7. The sailors say: "Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl) "What a good wife you would be"