A 12-year-old boy was taken into custody on Friday in connection with multiple vehicle thefts from a business in Pontiac. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said the boy was found with a license plate and had entered several vehicles in the business’s parking lot before being arrested, as reported by The Detroit News.
A 12-year-old boy is being held at Oakland County Children’s Village after being linked to several car thefts over the past month. According to FOX 2 Detroit, he sold at least one stolen vehicle for $30. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard stated, “This young man is on a very bad path, attempting to live his own grand theft auto.” The investigation into the thefts and the boy’s involvement is ongoing.
A recent case in Oakland County involves a juvenile who was taken into custody in connection with repeated thefts from a local business. Authorities have not yet released the name of the boy or the business involved. The arrest is part of Oakland County’s ongoing efforts to address juvenile crime. "Hopefully intervention by the courts will send him on a better life path as well as stopping the constant theft from this business," Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement shared with FOX 2 Detroit and The Detroit News.
