Oops... Thanks Angel ~

"Neighbors were not allowed near the car by authorities."

Quite possible if the Secret Service and/or
Local Police considered
the car to be a "crime scene".
But I'd have STILL raised enough of a ruckus, and collected a couple
of wittnesses to backe me up, that the "authorities" on-scene
would not have been able to ignore me! Possibly would have wound
up in jail myself; but my friends could have taken over then...

As has been said - we need more details. /s/ Phred