WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes-Barre City police on Tuesday released information regarding the theft of a vehicle by two children who initiated a pursuit that ended in Lackawanna County on Friday.
Police responded to the 400 block of Scott Street when a person, delivering newspapers, reported his Honda CR-V was stolen just before 6 a.m. May 1.
Police spotted the vehicle on Coal Street where the driver was operating the Honda erratically and initiated a pursuit, passing thought a red traffic signal at Coal Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. The pursuit continued on state Route 309, Route 29, Route 6 and Route 11 where it came to an end near Keystone College in La Plume, Lackawanna County, with assistance by the Pennsylvania State Police that disabled the Honda, police say.
Police say a 13-year-old girl from Wilkes-Barre was the driver and a 12-year-old boy from Plains Township was a passenger. The girl was transported to a local hospital while the boy was taken to Wilkes-Barre City Police Headquarters after the pursuit ended.
Police say criminal charges are pending as the investigation remains ongoing.