Police arrest 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole Porsche and ran over its owner

Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole a Porsche and then ran over its owner in an incident that was captured on video.

Police have arrested an 18-year-old woman who allegedly stole a Porsche and then ran over its owner in an incident that was captured on video.

The suspect turned themselves into authorities on Thursday, just one day after police released footage of the brazen incident. Police also confirmed they recovered the stolen Porsche.

Police have previously said the suspect attended the victim’s residence near Winston Churchill Boulevard and Eglinton Avenue in Mississauga on the afternoon of Sept. 6 after responding to an Auto Trader advertisement for his 2022 Porsche Cayenne.

In the footage, a young woman is seen knocking on the home’s door and telling the victim that she is waiting for her father and is interested in “taking a look” at the Porsche.

The video then cuts to the driveway, where the suspect can be seen in the driver’s seat of the Porsche. As the vehicle turns on and moves slightly, the victim tries to get inside before making his way to the rear of the vehicle.

That’s when the suspect floors it and reverses the vehicle onto the street, striking the victim.

“We published that video on Wednesday afternoon and within 24 hours it had been shared 95,000 times. So very, very quickly that video reached millions of viewers and folks then reshared it on social media allowing that message to be spread. We then received numerous tips from the public, which allowed us to identify her (the suspect) very rapidly and effectively pressure her to surrender to police,” Peel police Const. Tyler Bell told CP24 on Friday afternoon. “First and foremost, this speaks to the importance and significance of having home surveillance footage, especially quality footage like this but it also speaks to the power of social media.”