Crime & Safety
Stolen Rental Car Tracked To New Rochelle Garage, Cops Set Up Sting
Using GPS, Enterprise located a car stolen from Miami and let police know exactly where it was parked. Cops waited to see who was driving.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Police say two New Rochelle residents thought they left the scene of the crime far behind them in The Sunshine State, but the eye in the sky sees all.
On Wednesday, at around 4 p.m., New Rochelle police received a call from Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Miami with GPS information showing one of their rental vehicles that had been reported stolen was in the Queen City on the Sound. In fact, the company was able to pinpoint the car's location to 360 Huguenot Street.
New Rochelle PD set up surveillance at the high-rise luxury tower and when the suspects attempted to leave the parking garage in the stolen rental car, police converged and stopped the car before it could exit.
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Two suspects were arrested. James Bookman, 34, and Seffra Walston, 25, both of New Rochelle were charged with felony criminal possession of stolen property.
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