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Teens driving stolen vehicle crash into garage
Teens behind the wheel of a stolen SUV ended up crashing into a garage in the Lake Minnetonka area.
ORONO, Minn. (FOX 9) - It was a busy night for multiple police departments in the Lake Minnetonka area after several teenagers left a trail of destruction in their failed attempts to flee from police.
Police say it all started around 8:30 p.m. Monday when a BMW SUV was reported stolen on Togo Road in Orono. Several homes in that area also reported thefts from vehicles around the same time.
As officers in the area started looking for the stolen vehicle, police encountered a car similar to the description of the car and started to pursue it. At that time, the SUV accelerated and crashed into a garage on Shoreline Drive.
The vehicle was determined not to be the car reported stolen on Togo Road, but rather a car reported stolen out of Blaine. Police say they apprehended a 14-year-old and 17-year-old who were in the car.
Meanwhile, Wayzata Police located the BMW reported stolen from Orono and tried to deploy spike strips to stop it. The car continued onto 394 near Central Avenue, hitting the divider, light pole and squad car in the driver’s attempts to flee. Police say once the car came to a stop, both juveniles attempted to run. A 14-year-old and 13-year-old were taken into custody.
Inside both cars, police found stolen items reported missing from cars on Togo Road. Police believe the incidents were related, and say this investigation is ongoing.