Debbie Moore wants the 1997 Nissan Altima that she reported missing months ago back. She only recently found out where it has been all this time -- the Jackson, Mississippi city impound lot --, but the city won't give it to her unless she hands over $1000 in "storage fees" that accrued for four months while the city held the car without informing Moore that they had it.

"This is ridiculous," Moore told The Clarion-Ledger newspaper. "It's just horrible. I haven't had the car a year. I'm a waitress; I can't afford to pay nearly $1,000."

On March 27, Moore had loaned the car to a friend's nephew who never returned the car. Instead of considering this a case of auto theft, police classified it as embezzlement, which allowed them to demand the impounding fees. Moore has also had to pay for another car, a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier, to replace the one held by Jackson.