Man poses as a woman to steal car

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police have identified a man who disguised himself as a woman to purchase a car with a stolen check. Terrell Sanderson, 22, attempted to buy a vehicle on Jan. 9, 2009 with checks he had recently stolen.

Documents indicate Sanderson used a female voice when he contacted the owner of a vehicle that was up for sale and agreed over the phone to meet at the H-E-B at 2701 E. 7th St., where the vehicle was parked.

The victim met the female that had contacted him to buy his 1997 GMC vehicle and told police he transferred the vehicle title over to the woman’s name after she had written him a check for $3,800. However, before the woman left, the victim recorded the vehicle's license plate number which she had arrived in.

When attempting to cash the check, the bank told the victim the check was stolen and that they could not cash it. Police located the owner of the stolen check, who had filed a report in December when her checkbook became missing. The checks belonged to a woman who had the checks stolen from her purse and told police her co-worker witnessed a female walk into the shop in the area of the woman’s purse at the approximate time that the checks were stolen. The witness described the suspect to police, which matched the description given by the victim of the car theft.

Police were able to use the license plate number to identify Sanderson as a person of interest. After the victim of the car theft and the check-theft witness were both given photo lineups with Sanderson's picture, they both were able to positively identify Sanderson as the female suspect involved in both incidents.

Sanderson is currently not in custody, but he is being charged with forgery and auto theft, both state jail felonies. He dressed as a woman in both cases.
 

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