Update 3:50 p.m.: The car has been found. The vehicle was located abandoned in D.C., police said.
Original story: The W Express in the 6400 block of New Hampshire Avenue is , but this time the thief took the car too.
On Feb. 9 around 8:02 a.m., Takoma Park Police responded to the gas station for reports of an auto theft. After pumping gasoline, the victim went inside the station to pay for gasoline, leaving her 2006 black BMW 325i running with the keys in the ignition.
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The suspect, described as a 20-25 year, five-foot-eight, 145 pound old black male, jumped into the driver’s seat and sped out of the station and into the D.C.
In an ironic twist, the victim was charged with leaving an unattended vehicle without stopping the engine, locking ignition or removing keys and setting brakes.
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