A Luverne woman reported her car stolen at 8 a.m. Sunday, and by 10:30 a.m. it was located in Sioux City, Iowa.
According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Mandy (Schneekloth) Koenig called the Sheriff’s Office to report that her black 2006 Chrysler Pacifica had been stolen.
She said it had been parked in her driveway on North Jackson Street, but she wasn’t sure if she had left the keys inside.
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office shared the information with area law enforcement agencies, and Koenig shared her story on social media.
“Please share and please help me find my car,” she posted on Facebook at 8:18 a.m. Sunday. “Someone stole my car from my driveway between 9 p.m. last night and 8 this morning.”
Koenig described it as a black Chrysler Pacifica with tinted windows, a sunroof and “those little people stickers on the back left corner.”
She also said her son was in tears, because they had planned to go to the zoo that day.
At approximately 10:30 a.m. Sunday, the Woodbury Sheriff's Office out of Sioux City contacted the Rock County Sheriff's Office to advise that they had Koenig’s stolen vehicle in their city.
They also advised that they had arrested 23-year-old Damian Lee Swanson, Ankeny, Iowa, for the theft of the vehicle.
The Pacifica reportedly had not been damaged but Koenig’s personal items in the car were missing.
“All my belongings and the kids’ car seats etc. were dumped in ditches along the way,” she said on Facebook. “So, I guess I’m going on a road trip.”
Swanson was booked in the Woodbury County Jail on a $10,000 bond. His first court appearance is set for May 19.