12-year-old arrested in connection with auto thefts from Pontiac business
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12-year-old arrested in connection with auto thefts from Pontiac business
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a series of auto thefts from a Pontiac business. The boy entered numerous vehicles in the business’ parking lot and was carrying a license plate.
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A 12-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a series of auto thefts from a Pontiac business.
The boy entered numerous vehicles in the business’ parking lot and was carrying a license plate when he was apprehended, a release from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said.
Through their investigation, detectives learned the boy had taken three or four vehicles over the past month, selling at least one of them for $30, the release said.
“This young man is on a very bad path, attempting to live his own grand theft auto,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in the release Saturday. “Hopefully intervention by the courts will send him on a better life path as well as stopping the constant theft from this business.”
The boy is being held in Oakland County Children’s Village. The case remains under investigation.
12-year-old boy accused of stealing cars in Oakland County, selling one for $30, sheriff says
A 12-year-old boy was arrested Friday in connection with a string of car thefts. The boy entered several vehicles in a business parking lot, according to authorities. He was carrying a license plate when he was arrested.
The boy entered several vehicles in a business parking lot, according to authorities, and was carrying a license plate when he was arrested.
Detectives say the boy has taken three or four vehicles over the last month and sold at least one vehicle for $30.
“This young man is on a very bad path, attempting to live his own grand theft auto,” said Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard in a statement. “Hopefully intervention by the courts will send him on a better life path as well as stopping the constant theft from this business.”
The boy is currently being held in Oakland County Children’s Village, according to officials.
An investigation is ongoing.
Through their investigation, detectives learned the boy had taken three or four vehicles over the past month, selling at least one of them for $30.