WA deputies spin out fleeing 12-year-old boy in car he stole from grandpa
MOSES LAKE, Wash. - On the day before Thanksgiving Day, a pre-teen stole his grandpa’s car for a multi-county road trip, according to investigators.
Issaquah police contacted regional agencies asking them to keep an eye on the child driving eastbound in the stolen vehicle.
Investigators believed the boy might have been driving toward Moses Lake because he had some connections to that area.
Grant County Sheriff’s deputies said they saw the accused child-car thief parked on the 900 block of Lowry Street in Moses Lake, which is more than 150 miles away from Issaquah.
Instead of giving up his grandpa's car, investigators said the alleged kiddie-crook led deputies on a chase.
The chase ended with one of the deputies intentionally using their patrol car to spin out the 12-year-old in the stolen car, using what is known as a "pit maneuver".
The boy is now in the Chelan County Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and felony eluding.
Investigators said nobody got hurt, and the car only got minimal damage.
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