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(KSL New) -- A man and his stolen BMW are back together tonight, after a stroke of wierd luck.
Joe Meehan's black BMW was stolen sometime yesterday.
But lo and behold, this morning, he saw some woman driving his car along 7th east.
The car was stopped at a traffic light, so he confronted the woman.
Joe Meehan, Car Theft Victim: "HEY THAT'S A STOLEN CAR..IN FACT IT'S MINE. YOU'RE GOING TO BE UNDER ARREST..YOU KNOW..YOU'RE UNDER ARREST PUT YOUR HANDS ON THE CAR. SHE KIND OF RESISTED A LITTLE BIT TALKING A BUNCH OF GUMBO ABOUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE CAR WAS STOLEN OR WHATEVER."
Inside the car, police found drug paraphenelia and more stolen goods, including a passport and stolen I-D's.
The woman is pregnant. and was taken to the hospital after it appeared she might be going into labor. She wasn't, and tonight she faces charges of auto theft.
