Santa Ana police are asking for help identifying a woman who took out her frustration after getting a parking ticket by carving a profanity-laced phrase onto a city vehicle last month.

At 2:40 p.m. Feb. 2, a parking enforcement officer cited a 1998 Honda Accord for an expired meter in the 100 block of West 4th Street, said Cpl. Anthony Bertagna of the Santa Ana Police Department.

A woman had just come out of a nearby store pushing a baby stroller and, apparently upset, tore up the ticket as it was handed to her and used her keys to voice her displeasure on the hood of the car when the officer left.

When the officer returned to the car, the video shows one of the women – two were seen in the police video – tapping the city car’s window and pointing to the damaged hood.

The car, license plate 2LPH359, was recently sold in a lien sale, and has not been registered by the new owner.

The woman faces a misdemeanor charge and possibly restitution for the damage to the vehicle, Bertagna said.

“Right now, it’s on the taxpayers to fix the vehicle,” he said.

The woman is described as 20 to 30 years old, 5 feet 2 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall with a thin build, dark hair and possible blue eyes.

Anyone with information about the woman’s identity is asked to call the Santa Ana Police Department at 714-245-2919.

Contact the writer: 714-796-2478 or lcasiano@ocregister.com