OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A 13-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly stealing multiple cars and breaking into businesses in Pontiac and Waterford Township.
The investigation began after Oakland County deputies responded to a break-in at a used car dealership on Cesar Chavez Avenue in Pontiac. There, they found that the business had been broken into, along with a heavily damaged Dodge Charger and a stolen Dodge Dart.
Investigators learned that this was related to a theft at a Pontiac landscaping company during the previous two days, when two cars were reported stolen. A Chevrolet pickup truck was stolen from the business on Sept. 19 and was used to ram through a fenced parking lot. The following day, a Dodge was taken from the business and was driven to the dealership on Cesar Chavez Avenue.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said surveillance video showed a person climbing a fence of the used car dealership, breaking a window with a rock, and going into the building, where several car keys were taken. The person then got into a Dodge Charger and tried to ram through a gate. The car was heavily damaged and abandoned.
The suspect then stole a Dodge Dart from the lot and took it to a dealership in Waterford Township, where he used it to ram another gate. Police responded and found a broken window at the business. They searched the building and confirmed no one remained inside.
At a nearby dollar store, two cars in the parking lot were damaged from unsuccessful attempts to steal them.
Detectives reviewed surveillance video from several locations and identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy.
According to the sheriff’s office, the teen has been arrested twice in 2025 in connection with car thefts in Pontiac and Waterford Township.
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The boy was arrested less than 24 hours after the investigation began and was taken to the Oakland County Children’s Village.
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