A St. Paul city vehicle was stolen from a work site Monday, and when it was recovered, the city employee's sandwich was also missing.
Bana Nong, 31, whose residence is unknown, allegedly took the city-owned 2014 Ford Focus from Seventh and Wabasha streets, according to one count of motor vehicle theft filed against him Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court.
According to the complaint: A city public works employee parked the car in the area so he could inspect a construction site. He left the car running and its orange strobe light activated. The employee was walking in front of the car when he heard a car door close.
"...he turned to see the Focus driving the wrong way down Wabasha Street," the complaint said.
The employee activated the car's global positioning system to help police trace its location.
Police stopped the Ford Focus on Selby Avenue near Mackubin Street and arrested Nong.
"[The city employee] recovered the car and indicated that a sandwich was missing from his lunch box and that the orange strobe light had been disabled and possibly broken," the complaint said.
Nong allegedly told police that he took the car, then said he didn't want to speak any more, ending the interview.
