Doctor Drives Stranger's Car Out Of Heights Garage, Police Say

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — He wrote himself a prescription for a new ride. Police are searching for a man dressed like a doctor who drove a stranger's car out of a Washington Heights parking garage last month.

The man — wearing scrubs and a stethoscope around his neck — hopped into the empty and idling 2018 Honda Accord at about 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 9 at the Select Garage on Broadway near West 184th Street, according to the NYPD.

The medic drove the white sedan, which belonged to a 31-year-old man, out of the garage and headed in an unknown direction, police said.

Cops released images of the man early Thursday morning. He has a medium build and was seen wearing blue scrubs, the NYPD says.

Anyone with information about the incident can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.