Repossessed Vehicle Stolen from Lot – El Paso Man Arrested

Just because you once owned it doesn’t mean you still own it. That a lesson learned the hard way by one 21-year-old man how allegedly swiped his repossessed car back for a storage lot.

What should have been a brief stop before heading to auction instead became a criminal investigation after a repossessed vehicle disappeared from what was believed to be a secure storage facility in the 14400 block of Cassidy Drive.

Donovan Acklin arrest by the El Paso Police Department

Authorities in El Paso, Texas, say a vehicle that had been lawfully repossessed on behalf of an unknown lender was removed from what is either a transport storage lot or a repossession lot without authorization, prompting investigators to treat the incident as a vehicle theft rather than a simple dispute over ownership.

According to the El Paso Police Department, detectives determined that the former owner allegedly entered the facility and drove away with the repossessed vehicle without proper redemption through the lender’s established process. The alleged recovery company reported the vehicle missing after discovering it missing.

Repossessed Vehicle Stolen from Lot - El Paso Man Arrested — 21-year-old Donovan Acklin

Investigators later located the vehicle at an apartment complex at the 13500 block of Eastlake on June 23^rd and identified the suspect as 21-year-old Donovan Acklin, the previous owner.

The El Paso man was arrested and booked into the El Paso County Jail on theft-related charges. The allegations remain unproven unless and until they are established in court.

It is difficult at this time to determine if this was a repo company, a tow company or a transport company. The location it was stolen from is remote and arid and appears to have no auction facilities and no listed repo companies in the immediate area.

Source: KTSM