Girl Takes Mom's Car, Drives Without License: Yorkville Police

YORKVILLE, IL — Yorkville Police say they arrested a juvenile after they discovered she had taken her mom's car and drove it without a valid driver's license. Police reported they were called to the scene of a broken down vehicle in the southbound lane of Route 47, a quarter-mile north of Galena Road at 6:50 a.m., June 12, where they found an unlocked, empty car, with the keys in the ignition. They say a short time later a juvenile arrived with gasoline for the car.

Officers say upon investigation they learned the female has never had a driver's license and that her mom didn't know she took the car.

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She was arrested, booked and released to her mother, police say.

Police report information is provided by local police departments. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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