Police: Man steals car to prevent ex-girlfriend's wedding

POSTED: 11:22 AM MST Jan 25, 2013 
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -

Police say a West Valley City man stole a truck while trying to stop a former girlfriend's wedding.

The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/10WpbH7) police say that when a friend failed to give 30-year-old Andrew Marlin Curtis a ride on Jan. 18, Curtis stole a truck that was left running in a Midvale, Utah parking lot and drove to his ex-girlfriend's house.

According to court records filed Thursday, Curtis told police he crashed the truck in a church parking lot, leaving behind the vehicle's license plate and bumper.

Police say Curtis returned the truck, telling police he stole it while trying to convince his ex-girlfriend not to get married, but she wouldn't speak to him.

Curtis is charged with unauthorized control of a vehicle. The truck's damage is estimated at $1,000.

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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com

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