RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Reno Police say a woman walked into a car dealership to buy an SUV. But employees had a gut feeling something was off. That feeling stopped a potential crime that could have had devastating consequences for a teenager.
Here's how it all went down. A woman walked into Reno Tahoe Auto Group Aug. 8. She had an appointment to buy a $51,000 Toyota 4Runner.
"She sat down, like I said, she did the preliminary stuff, gave us a license, took the test drive. It was really quick. She was trying to get in and out of here super fast," said Joaquin Arevalo, Sales Manager at RTAG.
He said he felt something was off. The salesman who also talked to the woman also thought something was suspicious.
The woman trying to buy the SUV had a paper driver's license from the DMV, a social security number and documents saying she was 19-year-old Hannah Di Lillo.
"What alerted me was when I said I need a picture ID before I deliver the car and I said she's not taking it tonight until we get that. That’s when she started to get a little agitated, concerned, wanted to get out of here real quick," Arevalo said.
His salesman looked on social media and found an Instagram account for a Hannah Di Lillo and sent her a direct message.
"It was just kind of saying 'hey, someone came into our shop like, before closing today and they came in using your name, they had your driver's license number, your Social Security number.' "
Di Lillo's mother got a look at the suspect.
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