Lohan Crash Auction Yanked

(CBS)  Alex Marshall says he was just trying to be a thoughtful boyfriend when he drove by the scene of Lindsay Lohan's crash on Sunset and Foothill Drive in Beverly Hills this weekend.

"I went there and saw that, after the investigators did their thing, there were still some pieces lying around so I grabbed them and gave them to my girlfriend," Marshall told The Showbuzz, noting that his girlfriend, Shema Bazazzadeh, had been following the story of the young actress' crash with interest.

"I was completely unaware that she was going to put them on eBay," he added.

The bits of twisted metal and glass, which Marshall claims he recovered from the scene, had reached a price of $800 on the auction Web site as of Tuesday afternoon.

But, Marshall said the Beverly Hills Police Department contacted him and his girlfriend, requesting they return the items.

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Photos: The Scene Of Lindsay's Crash

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"(They) just called us threatening to get a search warrant saying that (they) want those pieces back because they're part of the crime scene investigation," he said.

Marshall believes that the items are from Lohan's car because hers was the only vehicle involved in the crash, and the scraps appear to be fresh.

"This was fresh debris," he said. "There were leaves embedded in the glass, it just seemed pretty obvious that it was from the accident and they just didn't completely clean up the scene."

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Photos: Livin' La Vida Lohan

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A spokesman for the Beverly Hills Police Department confirmed to The Showbuzz that they had asked that the evidence be returned.

"We are going to collect that evidence," said Lt. Mitch McCann Tuesday. "The young woman who's in possession of the evidence is going to turn it in...(The items) might not even be legit. But just in case, we want to make sure we have all the evidence."

Marshall said that Bazazzadeh turned in the evidence Wednesday morning, but he expects the items to be returned to her after the investigation is complete.

"My legal representation has advised that those parts should be considered abandoned property and that we would retain ownership," he said. "After they're done with the investigation those pieces need to be returned to Shema."

Bazazzadeh was planning to keep the auction going, reasoning that she would be able to award the items to the winning bidder after the investigation was completed.

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But, Wednesday morning eBay yanked the auction from their site.

Marshall said that Bazazzadeh had a simple reason for putting the items up for auction, but that they're both surprised by the controversy it's caused.

"She thought this would be a fun thing to do to see how many people would look at it," he said. "We were definitely after the entertainment aspect and we sure got it.

"I have such a headache over this stupid thing," he continued. "I bring her coffee every morning, and I was like 'here you go here's little pieces from the Lindsay Lohan car wreck, how cute.' Now all this started. It all started with an innocent cup of coffee."

By Judy Faber

[puzzler125]

All evidence from a crime scene or accident should be banned from sale on Ebay!

[erasmus6]

There's a lot of whacko people in this world.