Jamestown  (JPD)  On Thursday December 27, 2018, at 1:18-p.m., Stutsman County Communications received a 911 call reporting a vehicle had just been stolen from the Wells Fargo parking lot. The vehicle was a 2005 Lexus SUV. The vehicle was last seen headed southbound on 2 Ave NW. The caller was identified as the owner of the vehicle.

Jamestown Police responded to the scene and searched the area looking for the vehicle and suspect(s). The owner of the vehicle indicated the vehicle’s engine was left running and the doors were unlocked. The owner was only away from their vehicle for a few minutes, before it was stolen.

At 1:43-p.m., a Jamestown Police Officer located the vehicle in the Dairy Queen parking lot in southwest Jamestown. There was no one in or around the vehicle. The vehicle was recovered and eventually returned to the owner.

The owner has invoked their victim’s rights under Marsy’s Law.
This incident is still under investigation. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Jamestown Police Department at 701-252-2414.