NEW ORLEANS --

Officer Theresa Lubrano said she was in the drive thru line at McDonalds when she gave directions to a man driving what turned out later to be a stolen vehicle.

Friday around 10:30 p.m. a SUV pulled along side Lubrano's vehicle and the driver asked for directions to the interstate. Lubrano gave the driver the directions, but said she had to repeat them several times as the driver was having trouble understanding them.

Officer Lubrano said when the SUV drove off, she ran the license plate and found the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Kenner on March 5.

Lubrano said she notified other officers about the stolen vehicle. A short time later, the vehicle was spotted crossing the Highway 11 overpass.

Slidell Police stopped the vehicle and arrested Ronnie Ricks, 26, on charges of possession of stolen things and possession of marijuana. Ricks is currently being held in the St. Tammany Parish Jail on a $22,000 bond.

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