Following a two-day restoration effort, the thriller surrounding a 2004 Ford Taurus pulled from the underside of the Sunflower River is starting to unravel.
On Thursday, the Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace introduced it was capable of hint the automotive’s VIN quantity by way of an insurance coverage database, which confirmed that an insurance coverage declare had been paid off on the automotive following its disappearance.
The sheriff’s workplace contacted the Jackson Police Division, the town the place the declare was processed, and obtained a duplicate of the police report.
“We haven’t been capable of find the proprietor or their household,” Sheriff Martin Tempo mentioned. “However this isn’t a carjacking.”
The police report indicated the automobile was stolen out of a parking zone in Jackson within the fall of 2005. Right now the sheriff’s workplace is working to search out the one that filed the unique report with a view to notify them that their automotive was recovered.
“Once more I want to thank the Vicksburg Hearth Division dive staff and the restoration specialists with Ward’s Wrecking Service for his or her diligence and dedication in recovering this automotive in almost 30 ft of water,” Tempo mentioned.