Detained Teen Runs Out Of Police Station, Steals Car, Gets Caught

RIVERWOODS, IL — A 16-year-old Chicago boy ran out of the Riverwoods Police Department Wednesday and stole a car from a nearby golf course before he was taken into custody again following a brief pursuit, police said.

Around 4 p.m., the teen escaped out the door of the police station at 845 Sanders Road and fled about a half-mile north, where he found a vehicle had been left unlocked in a country club parking lot with the keys inside about 20 minutes later, according to police.

After establishing a perimeter in the area, officers found the stolen GMC Yukon Denali SUV on Half Day Road in Lincolnshire and followed it to the Edens Spur in Northbrook, according to a Lake and McHenry County Scanner report. The SUV was halted using the OnStar security service, and the teen took off running.

Officers from Deerfield and Riverwoods took the boy into custody a short time later with a minor knee injury, according to the report. No information was available from police about any pending charges for the teen, who was originally detained on suspicion of car burglary.