A 14-year-old faces charges including theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, and fleeing and eluding police.

SCRANTON, Pa. — A teen faces charges in connection with a stolen vehicle in Scranton.

Officers initially responded to Maple Street near South Scranton Intermediate School Monday morning for reports of an attempted abduction. Surveillance footage from the area showed a silver Hyundai Elantra and an individual walking along Cedar Avenue shortly after.

Through investigation, police found it was not an attempted abduction, but instead a 14-year-old boy who allegedly stole the Elantra and was trying to recruit other local youths to help steal vehicles in the area.

Investigators also believe the teen has been involved in other vehicle thefts in Scranton.

Authorities have not released the identity of the teen but say he faces charges of theft of a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, possessing instruments of a crime, fleeing and eluding police, and loitering and prowling at night. 

He is currently being held at a facility in Northampton County.