Two suspects involved in a hit-and-run collision in a stolen car were arrested after dumping the vehicle and stealing another nearly identical one.

Redlands Police were searching for a maroon Honda Accord with front-end damage after the car was reportedly involved in a hit-and-run collision near the intersection of Redlands Boulevard and Eureka Street shortly after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 12.

A few minutes later, Sgt. John Moore spotted a maroon Honda Accord on West State Street and pulled the vehicle over. While closely matching the description of the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run, the car had no damage to the front end.

While officers had the vehicle pulled over, a witness contacted them and reported seeing the car’s occupants getting out of a damaged vehicle parked across the street. That car turned out to be the maroon Honda involved in the collision, which officers later determined had been stolen in Highland the night before.

The driver of the vehicle, 18-year-old Crystal Ann Dance, of Highland, and the passenger, 21-year-old James Chicot, of Apple Valley, were arrested for possession of stolen property, auto theft and attempted auto theft. Dance was additionally charged with hit-and-run.

Anyone with further information is asked to call Redlands Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681.

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# posted by Redlands Police Information @ 8:34 PM