Police said that Botchvaroff's own car had been impounded after a prior arrest (for something other than car theft that time), so he apparently stole another one to make sure he didn't miss his arraignment in Vallejo. He didn't, but now he's got another arraignment to worry about.Car-Stealer Charged With Stealing Car to Get to Hearing on Car-Stealing Charges
Car-thief steals car to drive to car-theft arraignment
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A stolen car in Vallejo, CA, was located at a courthouse. The thief had stolen the car to drive to his arraignment on an earlier car-theft charge. Police said that Botchvaroff's own car had been impounded after a prior arrest (for something other than car theft that time), so he apparently stole a... More.

Oh no not again!
We had this story yesterday as well.
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/06/car-thief-steals-car.html#comment-630760
In GTA4 that's pretty much par for the course.