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Stolen U-Haul Truck Pulled Over In Sarasota County: FL Highway Patrol

A Georgia woman was charged with grand theft auto after she was pulled over while driving a stolen U-Haul truck in Sarasota area, FHP said.

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A Georgia woman was charged with grand theft auto after she was pulled over while driving a stolen U-Haul truck in the Sarasota area, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Georgia woman was charged with grand theft auto after she was pulled over while driving a stolen U-Haul truck in the Sarasota area, the Florida Highway Patrol said. (Courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol)

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — A Georgia woman faces charges after she was pulled over while driving a stolen U-Haul box truck Monday morning in Sarasota County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

Amanda Diane Hassen, 37, was charged with grand theft auto, the agency said.

She was pulled over around 8 a.m. at State Road 72 (Clark Road) and Gant Road.

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The truck was initially rented on Dec. 8 and never returned. Hassen paid in cash for the rental, FHP said.

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