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Two Arrested In Rental Car Theft

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 30, 2008

A man and his girlfriend were tracked and arrested on Tuesday in Pinellas Park in the theft of a rental car in Michigan last week, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies say OnStar, a vehicle security system, helped nab the couple that took off in a 2008 gray Chevrolet Impala from Michigan this week.

Deputies arrested the couple at 5 p.m. at the intersection of 49th Street and 126th Avenue in Pinellas Park.

Dennis Holbrook, 34, of 1143 Crystal Drive, Benton Harbor, Mich., was charged with carjacking stemming from the incident.

His girlfriend, Jennifer Skoda, 19, of 1220 McCallister St., Benton Harbor, Mich., was charged with grand theft auto.

Holbrook got into a fight over the rental car with the victim before taking the car in Michigan, deputies said.

The national rental car company activated OnStar and located the car at Ulmerton and Roosevelt Boulevard. They called Pinellas deputies about the theft.

Three other people in the car were interviewed and released, deputies said.

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