A Brighton man told police his friend left with his truck Oct. 11 and didn’t immediately return it.
    The 21-year-old man told police he and his friend, also 21 of Dacono, were hanging out at his apartment complex in the 4200 block of Bromley Lane the evening of Oct. 11. When his friend left about 11 p.m., he took the keys to the 2002 black Dodge Durango. The man didn’t realize his keys and vehicle were missing about 3:30 a.m. He called his friend and asked him to return the vehicle by 5 a.m. The man fell asleep, woke about 8:30 and realized the truck was still gone.
    The man wanted the vehicle logged in as stolen and he wanted to press charges. But police later received a call from the female co-owner of the vehicle. She told police it was a misunderstanding and charges were not necessary. However, the man called police back to his apartment later in the day because the truck had not been returned.
    As they spoke with the man, the friend who was driving the vehicle pulled into the parking lot. He told police the woman who co-owns the vehicle gave him permission to use it.
    The male vehicle owner declined to press charges. He indicated he’d been to jail and didn’t want his friend to experience that.