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Law enforcement tells us Charlie had a surveillance camera at his house, but the video only shows one person who appears to be "messing with the car." Problem is ... the video is "very shadowy" and it might be impossible to identify the thief.

As for surveillance video at the guard gate -- we're told it shows "nothing that was useful."

We're told Charlie left his keys in the car, which was parked in his driveway in a gated community. He did the exact same thing 4 months ago when his car was stolen and ditched on Mulholland Drive -- about a mile from where his car was ditched today.

Cops have already been to Sheen's home today. Charlie told them the last time he noticed his vehicle sitting in the driveway was at around 4 PM. He said he had no idea the car was stolen until cops showed up.

Law enforcement sources say cops actually joked when they got the call early this morning that it was Charlie's car, never really believing lightning would strike twice. One law enforcement source calls the most recent incident "suspicious."

We're told detectives are going back to Charlie's neighborhood later today, to see if surveillance tape at the guard shack shows the car leaving the property. The guard shack exit is the only way out, but for some reason there was no video of the first heist.

Fire and police responded to a call ... that a car had been ditched off the side of Mulholland Drive at around 3AM, according to LAPD.

We're told officers arrived on the scene and found a Mercedes at the bottom of the cliff -- and after running the registration discovered it was Charlie's ride.

Just like 4 months ago ... police are at Sheen's house -- not far from the wreck -- making out a stolen vehicle report. Technically, it's stolen and recovered at this point.

Back in February ... a number of cars were vandalized in the same area where Charlie lives. In addition to Charlie's car, a Bentley was also rolled off the cliff.

The pics were snapped by an owner of one of the cars Jones struck -- after Jones left the scene.

Cops say no crime was committed and alcohol was not involved.

January Jones' rep says January Jones did not hit-and-run last night and there was no alcohol involved in the crash.

Jones' rep says "While being followed by paparazzi, Ms. Jones struck two parked cars." Although LAPD is now saying 2 cars were hit, this morning they said 3 parked cars were involved -- consistent with a witness.

Jones' rep also says, "There was no alcohol involved and there is no investigation pending." And cops tell TMZ no crime was committed.

The rep says, "She did not flee the scene; she left her license with a witness and walked to her nearby home to call the police."

Rapper Nicki Minaj banged up a rented Lambo to the tune of nearly $12,000, according to a lawsuit filed by the rental car company.

The plaintiff, Hollywood Exotic Car Rental, claims Minaj agreed to rent a 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago -- at the rate of $1,750 a day -- to shoot her "Massive Attack" music video.

But according to the suit -- filed today in L.A. County Superior Court -- the exotic car was driven "off-road" and damaged "in the approximate amount of $11,589.41." Plus, they allege, Minaj didn't pay three days rent on the car -- that's another $5,250.

The rental company is suing for unpaid rental charges, property damage, and punitive damage.

Check out the Lambo in the music video. We gotta say, at that price tag -- pink? Really?

As we first reported Jones was driving home last night when her car struck 3 parked vehicles. She left her license with a witness, walked a short distance to her home, called 911 and eventually returned to the scene. Jones told cops paparazzi were following her and that's why she crashed. Cops did not administer a field sobriety test -- we were told because there was no evidence of alcohol.

But now we're getting a more involved story. A woman who owns one of the cars that was hit tells TMZ ... she heard the crash, looked over her balcony and saw Jones. She says around 10 minutes after the crash, Food Network star Bobby Flay showed up in a separate car, began talking with her and telling her to leave the scene, which she did.

We spoke with Flay, who tells us he was watching the basketball game last night at The London West Hollywood Hotel with a group of people that included Jones. Flay says he saw her drink a beer but wasn't really watching her alcohol intake. Flay says he had only met Jones once before, and last night she asked for his number because she wanted to redo her kitchen and give his number to her designer. Flay obliged, and says he doesn't know why Jones chose to call him after the crash, but nonetheless he drove over to help her. He says he did not argue but just wanted to make sure she was ok.

The witness at the scene tells TMZ she was face-to-face with Jones and smelled alcohol on her breath. The witness says Jones left her driver's license with another resident and left. She returned 45 minutes later in a different set of clothes, chewing gum.

The witness says she asked cops if they were going to administer a field sobriety test, but a cop told her there was no point since she could have had a drink at home and there was no way of proving she was under the influence when she was behind the wheel. Cops confirm there is no way to pin drinking and driving on someone who leaves the scene and comes back.

As for being chased by the paparazzi ... none of the witnesses we spoke with saw any photogs at the scene, and no pictures have surfaced that show the scene immediately after the crash. The pics you see in this post were taken many hours later.

Jones' reps have not returned our calls.

"Mad Men" star January Jones allegedly slammed into three parked cars and left the scene.

LAPD tells TMZ January was driving a Range Rover around 9 PM last night when she allegedly lost control, hit the other cars and caused some major damage. We're told a witness reported the accident to police and claimed that January fled on foot after saying, "I can't deal with this commotion."

Police tell us that while officers were on scene investigating January returned and claimed she fled because paparazzi were trailing her.

January was not cited or arrested, but her car was impounded and police have launched an investigation. Police say no alcohol or drugs were involved.

As for why paps might have been trying so hard to get a shot of Jones -- photos of her doing a "walk of shame" were all over the Internet yesterday, showing her arriving home in a taxi in the same dress she wore to an event the night before (Below).

UPDATE: Police tell TMZ Jones told them she was at The London West Hollywood Hotel watching the Lakers lose and then drove home. She says several paparazzi started following her and she lost control of her car and struck 3 parked vehicles. Jones says the photogs were harassing her so she left her license and walked a half a block to her home and called 911. The dispatcher told Jones cops had just arrived on scene so she returned. We're told there will not be a hit-and-run investigation.

And cops say they did not administer a field sobriety test because there was no evidence of alcohol.

Eventually the bus arrived in L.A. -- and safely slowed below 50 mph -- so Sandy could transfer to a waiting car.

Cal -- who's reportedly still worth hundreds of millions of dollars -- took his female friends to Mastro's in Beverly Hills over the weekend, and on the way out ... they all sang Cal's super-awesome theme song together ... in Icelandic!!!

A car registered to Kanye West smashed into an unoccupied home in Honolulu early Saturday morning -- but Kanye was not involved.

Cops in Hawaii tell TMZ the accident happened around 4:00 AM. According to KITV in Hawaii, witnesses told police they saw three men running from the Porsche Panamera after the accident.

Police say the car was reported stolen sometime after the accident.

Of course, the Batmobile -- seen here on a flatbed truck near the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank -- was featured in the 1997 atomic flop "Batman & Robin."

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ surveillance cameras on Jack's property rolled when the perp attacked the reality star's $250,000 ride on Wednesday -- causing at least $10k worth of damage.

We're told the woman was identified as an "ex." Cops eventually tracked down the woman and arrested her for felony vandalism.

Our TMZ camera rolled as Maksim left STK after a dinner with his partner Erin Andrews -- got into his Mercedes -- and punched it down La Cienega ... burning rubber as he left the restaurant.

Seconds later, Maksim was staring at red and blue lights in his rear view from an L.A. County Sheriff's car who pulled his butt over.

According to a rep for the Fall Out Boy band member, 1-year-old Bronx Mowgli Wentz was riding with his nanny in a black Lexus SUV earlier today when the car was involved in a "very minor fender bender" while driving in Coldwater Canyon. We're told Pete immediately rushed to the scene to check on his young son.