Papa John's missing Camaro found in Detroit driveway - Detroit Free Press
A Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 stolen from Papa John's pizza chain during the Woodward Dream Cruise was discovered in an abandoned home's driveway this morning on Detroit's west side. Ernest Webster, 48, arrived to mow a nearby area at 7:30 a. m. when he recognized the vehicle from a TV report and called 911. Police arrived, found paperwork in the car and quickly confirmed it to be the one used by the pizza chain during last... An enclosed trailer that contained the Camaro when it was stolen was recovered last night at Wildemere and Bourke streets, about 8 miles east of where the Camaro was found. A separately stolen truck was found with the trailer and had been used to tow the Camaro from the event, Detroit police Sgt. The car's theft had been widely publicized, so the thieves likely wanted to distance themselves from it. "Because of the intense media pressure, we were able to get the vehicle recovered here between two vacant homes," Parnell said, adding that... The car is a replica of the original car Papa John's founder John Schnatter sold to help save his father's Indiana tavern and start his pizza business, according to the. Source: www.freep.com
