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Whitby boy charged with break-in, vehicle theft in Peterborough: police

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A teenager from Whitby, Ont., is facing charges following an incident at a business in Peterborough, Ont., early Sunday.

Peterborough Police Service officers responded around 1:25 a.m. to a break-and-enter and theft of vehicles reported from a business in the west-end area of Lansdowne Street and Spillsbury Drive.

Police say officers on general patrol in the area found a boy hiding on the business property, but when approached, he ran. Officers gave chase on foot and caught up to him a short distance away.

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A 13-year-old boy from Whitby was arrested and charged with theft of a motor vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, breaking and entering with intent to commit an indictable offence, and failing to comply with a release order.

Police say the teen is currently bound by a release order with several conditions and had been reported missing in another jurisdiction.

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He was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Dec. 11. Peterborough police turned him over to police in the other jurisdiction.

 

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