Overview
- Deputies stopped the 1979 Cadillac for speeding on Jan. 13 along Pacific Coast Highway and found the driver lacked a license, registration, and proof of insurance.
- Authorities determined the car was registered to O’Connell and had been stolen from his Calabasas home while he and his family were out of town.
- The driver, identified by deputies as homeless, claimed the vehicle belonged to a family member but could not substantiate the claim.
- The vehicle was returned to O’Connell, who posted thanks on Jan. 23 and joked that leaving the keys in the center console was his mistake.
- Reports did not detail any charges or legal outcomes, and coverage noted a separate 2025 theft of O’Connell’s phone and wallet at a yoga studio.