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Teens in stolen vehicle try to evade Saskatoon police

Three teens are facing charges and a fourth is sought after they allegedly tried to evade Saskatoon police while driving a stolen vehicle. File / Global News

SASKATOON – Three teens are facing charges after they allegedly tried to evade Saskatoon police in a stolen vehicle Monday evening. A fourth teen is also expected to be charged in the theft.

It began around 4 p.m. CT when a vehicle was stolen from a residence on Avenue N South.

Patrol officers spotted the vehicle just over seven hours later in the 800-block of Spadina Crescent. The driver refused to stop and tried to evade officers, but ended up hitting a parked car and then a tree on Wellington Street.

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Four people then fled on foot.

Officers quickly caught two of the suspects and a third later turned himself in.

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The driver of the stolen vehicle, a 14-year-old boy, is facing charges of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, evading police, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and two counts of breach of an undertaking.

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Two teens, a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, are facing charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000.

A fourth teen has been identified and is facing a charge of possession of stolen property.

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