GRANT COUNTY, Wash. — Authorities said a 12-year-old boy stole his grandfather’s car and led officers on a chase.
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The boy allegedly stole the car from his grandfather in Issaquah, Washington, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office on social media.
The boy had “some connection” to a town in Grant County, on the eastern side of Washington state, so Issaquah police notified county deputies that the boy might drive there.
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The Grant County Sheriff’s Office Motor Traffic Unit went looking for the car and found it parked at a curb.
The boy then led deputies on a chase.
The chase came to an end when deputies performed a PIT maneuver.
The boy drove a total of 161 miles before being stopped by law enforcement.
He was taken into custody and booked into a juvenile justice center.
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