ST. JOHN PARISH, La. (WVUE) – A North Carolina woman suspected of stealing a box van used for animal care and transportation has been arrested and booked into jail after allegedly stealing a man’s car in St. John Parish.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in LaPlace on Dec. 2. The victim said a woman whom he just met stole his vehicle from his house.

Deputies located the vehicle at a gas station in Reserve.

The woman in possession of the vehicle was identified as 27-year-old Cara Faile.

During the investigation, deputies were notified that Faile was wanted by the New Orleans Police Department for allegedly stealing a box van owned by the LASPCA.

Faile was booked on a felony charge of theft of a motor vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, and a fugitive warrant out of New Orleans.

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