UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - A Kennedy Plaza resident is facing charges after police say he stole a Lincoln Town Car from an area auto garage.

According to Utica Police, an investigation began on Wednesday July 1 into a burglary at Lindsay's Auto on Erie Street in Utica, when a 1996 Lincoln Town Car was taken after the door to the business was forced open.

The car was lcoated a day later on Thursday, July 2 by a Utica Police officer during the investigation of an unrelated stolen vehicle.

Shawn E. Parks, 18, who lives at Kennedy Plaza Apartments in Utica, is now facing charges of burglary and grand larceny.