Valentine's Day in the Naked City: Couple Arrested After Sex Role-Playing in Grocery Parking Lot

By HANNAH HOFFMAN

A Northeast Portland couple took sex-in-a-car to new places in celebration of Valentine's Day, much to the annoyance—and alarm—of the Portland Police Bureau.


At 12:35 p.m., workers at the New Seasons on North Interstate Avenue called the police because they were concerned about the blue Subaru Legacy leaving the parking lot. They saw a naked woman in the back, bound and with duct tape over her mouth.

The police press release tells the rest of the story:
Officers flooded the area to look for the car, described as a blue Subaru Legacy. Washington law enforcement was also alerted to the vehicle description in case the car got onto I-5 North. A witness told officers that the driver of the car was a white male in his 20s, with a goatee and sunglasses and that the female "seemed hazy." The witness told police that the male stated they "were just having some fun."

The witness provided the license plate to police and officers checked the registered owner's address, which is in the 4300 block of Northeast 11th Avenue. Not finding the vehicle there but learning that the registered owner does live there and does drive a blue Subaru Legacy, officers continued to check the area, concerned for the welfare of the bound and naked female.

At 12:56 p.m., the vehicle was spotted by an officer returning to the registered owner's address. An officer made contact with a male walking away from the car and noticed a bound and naked female in the back of the car.

The male, 31-year-old Nikolas Alexander Harbar, told officers that he and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Stephanie Morgan Pelzner, were doing some Valentine's Day role playing.

Officers confirmed the information with Pelzner and that she was voluntarily bound and nude in the back of the Subaru. At least nine Portland Police cars were tied up for approximately 20 minutes searching for the vehicle related to this call.

At least nine Portland Police cars were tied up for approximately 20 minutes searching for the vehicle related to this call.

Both Harbar and Pelzner were arrested for Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree and booked into the Multnomah County Jail.

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