Woman’s Vehicle Returned With Note And Gas Money After It Was Accidentally Stolen

Erin Hatzi’s husband came home on Tuesday and assumed she was out when he didn’t see her car in the garage or on the driveway.

He was surprised when he found her inside so he asked where she had parked.

Confused by his question, she said that she parked in the driveway.

“Nope!” he replied.

It was 9:30 p.m. and her red 2001 Subaru Impreza was missing. Panic started to set in.

The Portland, Oregon, couple anxiously examined security footage from a camera positioned outside of their garage. Sure enough, they saw a woman get into the car at around 7 p.m, back out of the driveway and took off.

So, they immediately called the police.

Hatzi told CBS News that they were pretty angry and flabbergasted that the car was taken directly from their driveway.

However, the car reappeared less than 24 hours later.

And it turns out, the whole thing seems to have been a huge mix-up.

They were able to make out the whole story after police barred a woman who drove up to the house in the missing car. Hatzi’s husband happened to head out the front door as police were making their stop.

Hatzi said that he told them that the car belonged to his wife and that it was taken from the driveway they were standing in front of.

As he inspected the car, he found a note and some cash inserted underneath the windshield wipers.

The woman wrote her name and phone number in it, and clarified:

“Hello, So sorry I stole your car. I sent my friend with my key to pick up my red subaru at 7802 SE Woodstock and she came back with your car. I did not see the car until this morning and I said, ‘that is not my car.’ There is some cash for gas and I more than apologize for the shock and upset this must have caused you. … So so sorry for this mistake.”

Initially, Hatzi thought this couldn’t possibly be true. However, following the police’s investigation, they confirmed that the woman’s story checked out.

An officer explained that the keys can be interchangeable in some older model Subarus. This explains how someone erroneously drove off with the wrong vehicle.

Hatzi said that she was very thankful and then it was mainly disbelief and amusement that something like this could happen,”.

Subaru of America has not immediately returned any request for comment on this matter.

 

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