Joy Ride Comes To A Dead End, Underage Suspects Nabbed

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A group of troublemaking kids managed to elude capture for a short time, but New Rochelle police brought their joy ride to an abrupt end, according to officials.

On Sunday, just before 2:30 p.m, New Rochelle police were called to Harmon Avenue near the intersection of Green Place to look into a complaint about a suspicious vehicle. There were four passengers still inside the vehicle when police arrived. Officers soon discovered that there was a fake license plate on the car in question.

When the officers approached the vehicle, it sped off, over the curb and onto the grass of Feeney Park, towards a staircase that leads to the dead end of Lockwood Avenue, police said. All four occupants jumped out of the car by the staircase and fled on foot. After a foot chase, three out of the four passengers were taken into custody.

All three suspects apprehended were underaged boys. The car being used by the juveniles had been reported stolen from New Rochelle two days earlier on Friday.

The three captured suspects were charged with criminal possession of stolen property and fleeing a police officer. All three were given appearance tickets and were released to their parents' custody.