Crime & Safety
13-Year-old Joyrider Leads Police On SGV Chase: Report
A 13-year-old boy reportedly stole his parent's car and took a friend along on a joyride in the middle of the night, authorities said.
SOUTH PASADENA, CA — A 13-year-old boy on a joyride led police on a chase in South Pasadena Tuesday, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported.
The young teen allegedly took his parents' car without permission and brought another child along in the early morning hours Tuesday. That when the underage driver caught the attention of the South Pasadena Department.
According to the police department, just before 3 a.m., an officer saw an older-model Toyota Corolla go through a stop sign and attempted to pull over the driver.
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The child tried to elude the officer driving at speeds of 65 mph before stopping at York Boulevard and Branch Street in Los Angeles, the Tribune reported.
Police notified the parents of both teens, and they went to the scene and took custody of the children. Officers ticketed the driver and his father for "reckless evading police," according to the report. The joyriding child's parent opted not to press charges.
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