A 13-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl are facing multiple charges after stealing a car in Kingston and driving it to Peterborough, where it was seen driving around a city park and later struck a fence and a wall at other locations in the city.
At around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Peterborough Police Service received a call about a vehicle being driven on a soccer field and the beach at Beavermead Park. Officers received two more calls about the vehicle, one as it left a parking lot in the Braidwood Avenue and Jane Street area striking a fence, and the other after it struck a concrete wall in the Morphet Avenue and Morrow Street area.
After the vehicle struck the concrete wall, two people were seen fleeing the vehicle. A short time later, officers spotted two people who matched the description given to police walking in the area and took them into custody.
Police learned that the vehicle had been reported stolen in Kingston the previous day and was also wanted in connection with a traffic complaint in the north end of Oshawa earlier on Sunday evening.
As a result of the investigation, police arrested and charged a 13-year-old Oshawa boy who was driving the vehicle with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, failing to comply with a sentence, two counts of failing to remain, two counts of careless driving, and driving a motor vehicle without a licence.
Police also arrested and charged a 13-year-old Kingston girl who was a passenger in the vehicle with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
The accused boy is being held in police custody and will appears in court on Monday (June 10). The accused girl was released from custody on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on July 15.
