08/19/2026
🚨 : Officers were near the area of Commonwealth Ave. and Wi******er Ave., where they noticed a vehicle that was reported stolen out of Los Angeles, CA. The driver pulled over and said he was just test-driving the vehicle after withdrawing $1,100 from the bank to buy it from the passenger. At first, the suspect gave a fake name, then told us he flips cars and bought the SUV on Facebook Marketplace from someone named Baron but never transferred the title.
The actual registered owner told police he’d tried to sell the car for $5,000 to a man calling himself “Aaron Marshall” via OfferUp. They met at McDonald’s, but after he handed over the keys for a cashier’s check, the buyer took off with the car, and the check turned out to be fake. Turns out the suspect, Patrick Rasmussen of Los Angeles, CA, had a history of similar incidents. Ultimately, Patrick was arrested, and his joyride ended at APD Jail.