An alert clerk in Hamilton County’s tag and title office at Bonny Oaks foiled a Friday afternoon effort to title a stolen vehicle, Clerk Bill Knowles said.
Knowles said an alert clerk detected a fraudulent driver’s license, and the deputy sheriff on duty called the Chattanooga Police Department for help.
A South Georgia Lexus dealership was called to verify its ownership of the late-model car, and workers there were surprised to learn the Lexus was not on the lot in Union City, Ga., Knowles said.
The Chattanooga Police Department is continuing its investigation.