CLERMONT, Florida—A woman who police say kept a loaner vehicle for more than a month, turned herself in at the Lake County Jail Thursday on a warrant for failure to redeliver a hired vehicle, according to an arrest affidavit.
Tamera Shania Pollard, 26, of Leesburg, dropped off her vehicle, a silver 2014 Mazda 6 for service at Headquarter Mazda, 17500 State Road 50, Clermont, and was given a white 2022 Mazda CX-30 as a loaner vehicle on July 15, 2022, a representative of the dealership told Clermont Police Department on Aug. 19, 2022.
Pollard failed to return the vehicle and the dealership attempted to contact her by phone, email and certified mail to no avail. The crossover SUV was entered as stolen and on Aug. 21, 2022 it was pulled over by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Pollard was in the vehicle, but she was not arrested and the SUV was impounded. The LCSO deputy told CPD he did not arrest Pollard because she was cooperative and he did not see a warrant for her arrest.
The following day Pollard called the dealership to inquire about her vehicle she had dropped off for service more than a month prior, but it is unclear in the affidavit whether Pollard ever picked the car up.
A warrant was issued for Pollard on Aug. 24, 2022, and she turned herself in Thursday at LCJ, where she was released on $5,000 bond.
