Police in Matthews responded to an alarm at a used car dealership and ended up catching a juvenile who’s suspected in six different criminal investigations.
It happened a few weeks ago, but the Matthews Police Department sent a news release on Wednesday with details.
MPD said officers went to the Auto Finance Center on Independence Boulevard after a security alarm was activated around 3 a.m. on Jan. 1. One of the officers saw a person driving away in a vehicle who “resembled a suspect from a previous motor vehicle theft in December who fled on foot.”
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The department said that officers tried to stop the car, but it took off. The officers found the car abandoned in a nearby parking lot, and it turned out to be stolen from Auto Finance Center.
MPD didn’t say how they were able to find the suspect, but the department said officers identified the suspect as a 14-year-old, and they went to the teen’s home.
According to the police department, investigators determined that the 14-year-old “was connected to a total of six current criminal investigations in Matthews.”