By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-19 19:19:56 | Updated at 2024-12-28 01:50:21
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Dear diary, I’m totally going to jail today!
A Minnesota delivery driver was busted for auto theft because she wrote in her diary that she, “Totally stole a car today!” according to police.
Vanessa Guerra, 30, of Mankato, penned the brain-dead confessional on Aug. 12 — the same day a van was swiped and resold for parts nearby, according to a criminal complaint filed Nov. 22.
Vanessa Guerra, 30, allegedly confessed in a diary entry that she stole a car — leading to her arrest. Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office
Guerra is accused of swiping a 2004 2004 Ford Freestar van.During the investigation, an officer allegedly found Guerra’s journal, which blabs about the vehicle heist in a tone fit for a ladies’ brunch.
“Totally stole a car today! Something I never thought of doing,” Guerra allegedly wrote in the entry, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. “F-cking superfreaking out about it.”
Guerra, who recently worked as a DoorDash driver, allegedly sold the 2004 Ford Freestar van for $2,000 at a scrap at a salvage business in Blue Earth county, according to the Smoking Gun, which was first to report the bizarre bust.
Workers at the auto salvage business told cops they recognized Guerra as the person who sold them the stolen ride, according to police.
When contacted by the investigator, Guerra denied knowing that the vehicle was stolen, according to according to Mankato The Free Press.
Guerra was charged with receiving stolen property and theft. She has reportedly been convicted of driving with a suspended license and driving without insurance in the past.
