16-year-olds arrested after attempted car break-ins, fleeing police in stolen vehicle

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Police took two teenagers into custody overnight after people reported attempted car break-ins in the Dogtown area.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said officers from district 2 responded after receiving reports of attempted car break-ins. When in the area of Lloyd and Hampton, officers attempted to stop a gray Kia Soul. The car fled and officers pursued it, saying the car was “driving erratically.”

Officers in other districts were then notified of the situation, and officers from district 6 found the vehicle. After the boys ran on foot, officers were able to take the two 16-year-olds into custody. Officers also discovered that the Kia they were in had just been stolen.