California Mercedes-Benz ‘something out of 007 movie,’ had license plate flipper, gas device

Police in Southern California arrested two suspects Tuesday in reference to automobile burglaries who had been discovered driving in a automotive straight out of a “James Bond” film, they mentioned. 

Yasmine Kambour, 37, and Chris Huynh, 44, each residents of Backyard Grove in Orange County, had been taken into custody after somebody referred to as the Irvine Police Division to report seeing them in a parking storage.

The tipster mentioned they acknowledged the suspects and their 2008 Mercedes Benz C300, which was probably concerned in a string of car burglaries, Fox Los Angeles reported. 

What officers discovered was one thing out of a contemporary spy movie.

“The suspect automobile was one thing out of @007 film,” the division wrote in a Fb submit. 

Officers found a tool that flips the rear license plate with the push of a button, authorities mentioned. As well as, they allegedly discovered an “elaborate fuel siphoning machine” that transfers gasoline instantly into their fuel tank. 

Contained in the automotive, officers discovered housebreaking instruments, stolen property and proof of id theft, the police division mentioned. Detectives additionally recovered a beforehand stolen automobile. 

Kambour and Huynh had been arrested on suspicion of car housebreaking, automobile theft, id theft, possession of stolen property, and possession of housebreaking instruments.

Kambour is being held in Orange County jail on $95,000 bond. Huynh was launched Thursday, in keeping with jail information.