14 DAY TRIAL // A Houston woman who came to Brooklyn to house sit her daughter's home accidentally stole a car after she confused it with a similar vehicle owned by one of her daughter's friends.
Nekisia Davis, from Red Hook, Brooklyn, took a weekend trip to Miami with her friends and decided to fly her mother up from Houston to the city using her airline miles so that she could house sit for her and take care of her dog, Ruby. In addition, Nekisia also asked her mother, Cheryl Thorpe, to move the group's vehicles while they were away in order to comply with the alternate-side parking rules.
Cheryl was reportedly tasked with moving three cars – her daughter's Fiat, a CRV and a green Honda. Before the trip, Davis texted her mum a detailed description of the vehicles, so that she could recognize them.
Well, the 55-year-old woman dutifully complied with her daughter's request and then sent her a message saying, “All cars moved successfully, so proud of myself.”
The only problem was that one of the cars she moved one block to Coffey Street wasn't actually the right forest green 1993 Honda Accord, although the keys happened to match perfectly. When the group returned to Red Hook, Davis' friend Deena was surprised to discover that her car wasn't where it should have been.
The Wall Street Journal tells us that it took Davis 10 days to track down the rightful owner of the car her mother accidentally moved. As it turned out, the green Honda Civic Cheryl mistakenly moved belonged to Emilee Hickert, who lives in Cobble Hill. She and her boyfriend were having brunch when the car was “stolen.”
When she became aware of the mix up, Davis immediately called the police thinking that the car must have been reported as stolen. But unfortunately, they weren't very helpful. An officer told her, “I’m sorry, this sounds suspicious, and I don’t really believe you.”
So, she started posting signs around the neighborhood in an attempt to find the owner of the Honda.
“Is this your car or do you know whose it is? Looking for the owner who potentially wears a lot of necklaces and enjoys San Pellegrino sodas. I didn't steal your car but I think my mom may have. It's a long story. I'll explain, but your car is safe and sound,” the funny sign read.
Luckily, Deena's real car was found in the same spot where it was left and had escaped a ticket.