Starkville police officers arrested a 14-year-old local youth Monday after he allegedly stole a vehicle and fled from law enforcement.
In most cases, Starkville Police Department does not release the names of minors charged with crimes.
On Monday, officers surrounded a vehicle reported as stolen, a SPD release states. As law enforcement agents moved in on the vehicle, the suspect abandoned the automobile and fled the scene.
He was later apprehended in the area and charged with auto theft.
The same suspect, the release states, was also responsible for a “snatch-and-grab” from the Comfort Suites’ Russell Street location Sunday and “possibly more auto burglaries in the area.”
Youth Court has yet to take action on the case, the release states.
Carl Smith covers Starkville and Oktibbeha County for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter @StarkDispatch
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