(KRON) – A 14-year-old Pinole boy has been arrested for participating in a car theft spree that spanned several incidents over four days, the Berkeley Police Department said.
BPD said its officers responded to the intersection of Adeline Street and Ashby Street at 10:47 p.m. Monday to investigate a report of a vehicle window smashed.
“Based on the description of the suspect and the specific manner of the crime, officers believe this may have been committed by a teenager who is suspected of committing several crimes over the past three or four days,” Berkeley Police said in a statement to KRONN4.
Berkeley police said officers found the suspect parked under the hood of a car in the 800 block of Cornell Street on Tuesday at 7 a.m.
Police added: “As the shape of the covered vehicle may have been a Kia Soul, officers surrounded the vehicle before raising the hood – to prevent the suspect from escaping.”
The juvenile faces several charges related to evading police, vehicle theft, and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Police provided a laundry list of incidents and locations below:
| 10/25 | 10:36 pm | Attempted to steal a Kia Soul vehicle | 2200 block of Blake Street |
| 10/26 | 12:51 am | Attempted to steal a vehicle (Hyundai Elantra) | 2200 block of Blake Street |
| 10/26 | 1:26 am | Attempted to steal a Kia Roo | 2300 block of Parker Street |
| 10/26 | 1:37 am | Car theft (Hyundai Accent) | 2000 block of Addison Street |
| 10/26 | 5:06 am | Stealing vehicles/escaping from the police | 1600 block of Addison Street |
| 10/26 | 12:26 pm | Escape from the police (Kia Soul) | 2600 block of Telegraph Street |
| 10/26 | 6:17 pm | Kia Optima van vandalized | Curtis Street and University Street |
| 10/27 | 2:08 am | Carjacking (Toyota Tacoma) | 2100 block of Ashby Street |
| 10/27 | 5:22 am | Escape from the police (Kia Soul) | Ashby and Telegraph Avenues |
| 10/27 | 3:28 pm | Escape from the police (Kia Soul) | Alston Road and Melvia Street |
| 10/27 | 8:30 pm | Kia Soul stolen | 1000 block of caines street (albany, california) |
| 10/27 | 10:46 pm | Escape from the police (Kia Soul) | Adeline Street and Ashby Street |
| 10/28 | 4:43 am | Escape from the police (Kia Soul) | College and Coronado Avenues |
| 10/28 | 7:05 am | Possession of a stolen vehicle (Kia) | 800 block of Cornell Street (Albany, California) |
The boy was then transferred to juvenile hall. Police did not reveal whether his parents or guardian were notified of the alleged crimes.