Crime & Safety

Greenwich Porsche Thief Nabbed Nearly 20 Years Later: PD

He took the Porsche on a test drive and never returned it, police said.

GREENWICH, CT — A serial car thief who made off with a $120,000 Porsche in 1998 was arrested, according to police.

Kevin Rellah, 56, stole several cars along the East Coast, according to the Stamford Advocate. He took the Porsche from Pray Porsche in Greenwich after showing a fake international driver's permit, police said. He requested a salesman drop the vehicle off at the Sheraton Hotel.

He was arrested in Florida during 2015 for an alleged carjacking and he was arrested by Stonington Police last month for stealing a Ford pickup truck, according to police.

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