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He had kept a key in case ... An 18 year old young man was arrested, Sunday evening near Angers, at the wheel of a stolen car, reports the newspaper Ouest-France . Theft was committed rather easily and for good reason: the driver, who was also unlicensed, had sold this vehicle this summer, while making sure to keep a duplicate of the keys. About ten days ago, he therefore decided to recover this old Volkswagen Passat, sold at the time for around a hundred euros to a resident of the Monplaisir district of Angers.

"For justice, this is called theft by key and it does not change anything as regards the criminal offense," writes the Courrier de l'Ouest . The man will appear in court next September for theft and lack of a license, as part of an appearance procedure on prior admission of guilt.

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