BALDWIN, NY — Seven teenagers were arrested on Wednesday afternoon following a stolen vehicle in Baldwin, Nassau County police said.
A 39-year-old woman reported her 2020 BMW SUV taken from the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road parking lot, which police located on Grand Avenue in South Hempstead, police said.
According to police, officers tried to conduct a vehicle and traffic law stop, but the BMW fled the scene and then struck a NICE Bus near Nassau Road and W. Centennial Avenue in Roosevelt.
A 14-year-old boy was driving the BMW with six teenage passengers, all of whom were taken into custody and to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said.
The 14-year-old was charged with second-degree criminal possession of stolen property and third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle, police said. He will be arraigned at Nassau County Family Court, police said.
Police said the other juveniles were charged with third-degree unauthorized use of a vehicle and released on appearance tickets.
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