VIDEO: Ticketed woman scratches profanity on parking control car

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Thursday, March 3, 2016
Ticketed woman scratches profanity on parking control car
A woman who had just received a parking ticket was caught on surveillance cameras keying a parking control vehicle in Santa Ana.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman who had just received a parking ticket was caught on surveillance cameras keying a parking control vehicle in Santa Ana.

Santa Ana police said the incident happened on Feb. 4 around 2:40 p.m. in the 100 block of 4th Street.

A woman sought for keying a parking officer
A woman sought for keying a parking officer's vehicle in Santa Ana is seen in this surveillance still image.
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After the woman got the ticket, she appears to tear it up using her teeth and toss the pieces aside.

She is then seen scratching a profane phrase into the hood of the parking patrol officer's car.

A woman sought for keying a parking officer
A woman sought for keying a parking officer's vehicle in Santa Ana is seen in this surveillance still image.
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She exchanged words with the officer and drove off in a black 1998 Honda Accord with California license plate number 2LPH359.

The car was recently a lien sale and has yet to be registered by the new owner.

The woman was described as Hispanic, between 20 and 30 years old, between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 4 inches tall, with a thin build, dark hair and possible blue eyes.

A woman sought for keying a parking officer
A woman sought for keying a parking officer's vehicle in Santa Ana is seen in this surveillance still image.
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If you have any information about this incident, you're urged to contact Detective A. Gonzalez at (714) 720-2919 or contact Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS.

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