Washington, Dec 17 : A California man apparently loved a Bentley so much that he
allegedly stole it twice in the span of four days, police said.
Robert Ponti, 46, was first busted when deputies ran a registration
check on a 2005 Bentley Coupe parked outside of a Jurupa Valley
residence.
The registration check showed that the car had been
stolen from the city of Brea while the owners were out of town, the
Riverside County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Deputies watched Ponti and Johnny Villarreal, 37, get into the car and drive away. The pair were stopped and arrested.
The
Bentley was taken to a tow yard, it was back on the road, parked
outside the same residence where police had found it earlier in the
week. Ponti is accused of fraudulently obtaining the luxury coupe from
the tow yard.
The vehicle was recovered and Ponti was re-arrested. He faces
charges, including possession of stolen property, fraud, forgery,
perjury, and committing a felony while out on bail.
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