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How absolutely tasteless! On Thursday, authorities arrested a man suspected of allegedly stealing a piece of the wreckage from Paul Walker and friend Roger Rodas' fatal car crash on Saturday.

A police report from the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Rodas' states that after the deadly crash, the wrecked Porsche Carrera GT was "transported to the impound yard for further investigation" -- and while the tow truck driver was stopped at a red light, a man in a vehicle behind the truck got out of his car and took a piece of the Porsche that walker died in.

The suspect has been identified as 18-year-old James Witty by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's detectives. The authorities took Witty into custody at his home on Thursday and recovered the stolen piece, described as "red, T-top roof panel" from the wrecked 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, at a different residence in Canyon Country, Calif.

Officials have identified a second suspect, who is currently out of state but allegedly making arrangements to surrender himself. Witty was booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Station on Thursday. His bail was set at $20,000.

According to the police report, "Sheriff's detectives will meet with the Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's for consideration of filing criminal charges of felony Grand Theft...and Tampering with Evidence...against both suspects."

The report continues on the death of the 40-year-old actor and his friend, saying, "The investigation of the traffic collision is ongoing."