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Charges are pending for a 13-year-old suspect after multiple vehicles were reported stolen and several businesses reported break-ins over the weekend in Oakland County.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An Oakland County Auto Theft Task Force investigation led detectives to a 13-year-old suspect, who they say has two prior arrests for vehicle theft.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Car thefts in Pontiac, Waterford Township <\/p>\n
The backstory:<\/p>\n
A string of crimes were reported over the weekend in Pontiac and Waterford Township, and the Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office believes the crimes are related.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Big picture view:<\/p>\n
The reported crimes include:<\/p>\n
Two stolen vehicles from a landscaping companyBreak-ins and damage at two car dealershipsA vehicle stolen from a Waterford Township dealershipSeveral vehicles damaged at multiple locations in attempts to steal themRetail fraud at a dollar store\u00a0 <\/p>\n
A 13-year-old suspect is now in custody.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Sept. 19, a Chevrolet pickup truck was stolen from a Pontiac landscaping company and used to ram through a fenced parking lot, the sheriff\u2019s office said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next day, the same landscaping company reported a second vehicle was stolen, a Dodge Ram.<\/p>\n
Then on Sunday, a break-in was reported at a car dealership on Cesar Chavez Avenue. The suspect climbed a fence, broke a window with a rock and stole several sets of vehicle keys, authorities said, and tried to drive through a gate in a Dodge Charger. The Charger was badly damaged and abandoned, and then a Dodge Dart was stolen from the lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The stolen Dodge Dart was driven to a dealership in Waterford Township and used to ram another gate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And following that, the sheriff\u2019s office said retail fraud occurred at a nearby dollar store, where two additional cars in the parking lot were damaged during unsuccessful attempts to steal them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
Authorities didn\u2019t elaborate on the retail fraud that they allege happened at the store.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Video perspective:<\/p>\n
Surveillance video showed the break-in at the Pontiac dealership and other reported crimes, and police were able to identify the suspect as a 13-year-old boy from Pontiac.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The video isn\u2019t being released due to the suspect\u2019s age.\u00a0<\/p>\n
13-year-old in custody <\/p>\n
Big picture view:<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office found and took the boy into custody. The juvenile, who has not been named, is currently in custody at Oakland County Children\u2019s Village.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Authorities say they handed over a 16-count petition to the Oakland County Prosecutor\u2019s Office for review.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office said the suspect had previously been arrested twice in 2025 in connection with vehicle thefts in Pontiac and Waterford Township.<\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“Stealing a car, unlawful driving away of an automobile – that\u2019s a serious felony. A lot of issues (here) with property damage and theft. All of those, if you\u2019re an adult, can send you to prison, literally, especially when you\u2019re a repeat offender, which he already is, at the age of 13,” Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Unfortunately, I think the probate court is going to take a much sterner hand on him because the path he\u2019s headed on, \u2026 grand theft auto does not have a good path for his future.”<\/p>\n
The Source: Information in this article was taken from a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
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