ALHAMBRA — Police arrested an Alhambra woman Saturday on suspicion of keying another woman’s car during an argument at a gas station, authorities said.
Laura Knowles, 26, was booked on suspicion of felony vandalism, according to Alhambra police and sheriff’s booking records.
The alleged vandalism took place about 2 p.m. Friday at a Chevron station at Valley Boulevard and Fremont Avenue, Lt. Jennifer Wiese said.
Knowles asked another woman at the gas station to move her car, and the two became involved in an argument, Wiese said.
Knowles then used her keys to scrape the paint on the other woman’s 2009 Mazda sedan before driving off in her own 1999 Hyundai sedan, police said. The alleged victim wrote down the suspect’s license plate number, and the vandalism itself was captured on tape by a surveillance camera.
Police arrested Knowles at her home in Alhambra just after 9 a.m. Saturday, officials said.
The damage to the car was estimated at $1,300, police added.
According to sheriff’s booking records, Knowles was being held in lieu of $20,000 bail and was due for arraignment Wednesday in Alhambra Superior Court.