Teen Steals Jeep, Leads Officers on Chase
Save Email Print
Bookmark and Share
Posted: 5:00 PM Jun 1, 2009
Teen Steals Jeep, Leads Officers on Chase
Police say the teen used a screwdriver to start the stolen jeep.
Email Address: news@weau.com
width:200 and height: 120 and picwidth: 200 and pciheight: 120
Font Size:

Police say a 14-year-old boy led an officer on a high speed chase through Rice Lake.

It happened just before 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Police say an officer tried to stop the Jeep Cherokee for a traffic violation when the teen took off at a high rate of speed through several city blocks. The teen eventually crashed the jeep into a building and ran off on foot but the officer was able to catch him. Police say the boy stole the vehicle from a rice lake home and started it with a screwdriver.

The boy is being referred to the Barron County Department of Health and Human Services for charges.