A 19-year-old Cedartown woman, Emily Carol Vines, was arrested after allegedly taking a vehicle from a local dealership for a test drive and failing to return it.
According to Polk County arrest reports, Vines was dropped off by an unidentified man at Lankford Motors, where she requested to test drive a vehicle.
Employees obtained a copy of Vines’ Georgia driver’s license before allowing her to take a 2012 Honda Accord. However, dealership employees told officers that Vines never returned with the vehicle.
Officers initially attempted to locate the Honda at the address listed on Vines’ driver’s license but were unsuccessful.
A short time later, a Polk County Police officer spotted the vehicle near Berry Road and Corn Road and conducted a traffic stop. Vines was taken into custody, and the vehicle’s owner was notified of its location so it could be retrieved.
Vines is charged with felony theft by taking.
