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Authorities say the classic Chevrolet convertible featured in the film P ulp Fiction has been found nearly two decades after it was stolen. The San Bernardino County Sun reported that movie director Quentin Tarantino’s 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu was recovered in the San Francisco Bay area. John Travolta’s character drove the cherry-red car in the movie. Sheriff’s Sgt. Albert Anolin said an investigation into an old Malibu in the desert city of Victorville on April 18 led detectives to another Malibu in the Oakland area. They then confirmed that vehicle belonged to Tarantino and was reported stolen in 1994. Authorities said the car’s current owner is not believed to be involved in its theft and is considered to be a victim of a fraud.

Trial has been delayed for a man accused of burglarizing South Park co-creator Trey Parker’s home on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, after Parker didn’t show up for a recent hearing. Parker was subpoenaed to testify in the first-degree burglary case against former Kauai police officer Joseph Bonachita, who’s accused of breaking into Parker’s Wailua home in 2009. Bonachita also is accused of threatening Parker and a woman with a knife. When Parker missed a hearing last week, a warrant was issued. But Kauai Prosecuting Attorney Justin Kollar said Friday that the warrant was never sent to police because Parker contacted the prosecutor’s office and explained he had scheduling issues.The judge delayed the trial until June 3. Mark Zenger, a Kauai attorney representing Parker, said Friday that Parker wasn’t aware he had to appear in person and the trial would have been delayed anyway for other reasons. Parker will be on the island for a hearing May 29, and depending on how things go at that hearing, the trial will begin June 3.