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Jul 22, 2008 10:31 am US/Pacific

Stockton Man Finds Own Stolen Car After 3 Years

STOCKTON (CBS) ― A Stockton security guard was able to lead police to his stolen car, three years after it was taken from him. It wasn't terribly difficult: The car was driven right to him.

"I had it for 12 years before they stole it, so it's like a baby with a scar," said Rakesh Singh. "I was like, 'That's mine.'"

Rakesh spotted his own stolen Mustang 5.0 while on his shift as a security guard in a Stockton parking lot, three years and five months after it vanished from his home.

"The little curb bump, it leans the same way, the mud flaps are the same," he said.

He let the person driving it go into a restaurant, and then called police. They arrived quickly and set up a sting.

"We hid in the back," Rakesh said. "It was so cool."

Police arrested Alan Hernandez for allegedly stealing the Mustang, and then gave the car back to its rightful owner. The locks are broken, and the steering wheel needs to be replaced, but Singh is just happy to see it again.

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