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Police: Texas Woman Arrested After Allegedly Trying To Sell Rental Car

<p>A <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;texas&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;post&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&percnt;5B&percnt;5D&equals;list&lowbar;posts&amp&semi;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;ccri8w&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTA1MzA0MzgzMS4xNjc4MTExMjU4&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3ODExMTI1Ny4xLjAuMTY3ODExMTI1Ny4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Texas<&sol;strong><&sol;a> woman was arrested for reportedly trying to sell a rental car for &dollar;10&comma;000&comma; according to local authorities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;seven-states-have-filed-class-action-lawsuits-against-hyundai-and-kia-following-surge-in-thefts-due-to-popular-tiktok-trend&sol;&quest;&lowbar;gl&equals;1&ast;k2p9x4&ast;&lowbar;up&ast;MQ&period;&period;&ast;&lowbar;ga&ast;MTMxMTg5MzIwMC4xNjc4MTIzODQ4&ast;&lowbar;ga&lowbar;V2HX8YP3XL&ast;MTY3ODEyODAzMC4yLjAuMTY3ODEyODAzMC4wLjAuMA&period;&period;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Seven States Have Filed Class Action Lawsuits Against Hyundai And Kia Following Surge In Thefts Due To Popular TikTok Trend<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p>On Sunday&comma; the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;humblepolice&sol;posts&sol;pfbid036bMYjAqKodqtryooNXXpEqB3FSYibiR98y94UWecmejyQCFRpeN57ayRfepUJKsPl" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Humble Police Department<&sol;strong><&sol;a> posted about the incident on Facebook&comma; claiming a citizen flagged down an officer who said he was looking into buying a car he found online&comma; but believed it might be stolen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Texas Woman Faked Vehicle Title&comma; License In Effort To Sell A Car She Rented&comma; Cops Say<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The seller&comma; a woman who police did not identify by name&comma; had rented a 2022 Toyota Camry and was attempting to sell the nearly brand-new car for about half of its value&comma; police say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The seller ultimately agreed to meet with the potential buyer at a later date to finish the transaction and take a picture of her Texas driver&&num;8217&semi;s license as well as of the vehicle&&num;8217&semi;s title&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the buyer told authorities the license and title looked fake&comma; which police were able to eventually confirm shortly thereafter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-facebook data-href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;humblepolice&sol;posts&sol;pfbid036bMYjAqKodqtryooNXXpEqB3FSYibiR98y94UWecmejyQCFRpeN57ayRfepUJKsPl" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400"><&sol;amp-facebook><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Upon running the information from the license&comma; it was found that nothing matched up&comma;&&num;8221&semi; police said&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Investigators were able to use the VIN number taken from the fake title and determine the owner of the Camry&comma; who said the car was a rental and the seller had no authority to sell it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Suspect Charge With Felony Counts Of Auto Theft&comma; Tampering After Agreeing To Meet&comma; Sell Rental Car<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>With assistance from authorities&comma; the buyer agreed to meet with the seller after the two agreed upon a price of &dollar;10&comma;000&comma; according to police&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Police ultimately arrested the seller upon the agreed meet-up and changed her with third-degree auto theft as well as second-degree tampering for the fake title and license&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Both counts are felony charges&comma; according to authorities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"114388" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;texas-woman-after-allegedly-trying-to-sell-rental-car&sol;" data-secure&equals;"b649ce0b13"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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