(KRON) — A 14-year-old Pinole boy was arrested for allegedly taking part in an auto theft spree that spanned across numerous incidents over a four-day span, said the Berkeley Police Department.
BPD said its officers responded to the intersection of Adeline Street and Ashby Avenue at 10:47 p.m. Monday to investigate a report of a car window smashed.
“Based on the description of the suspect and specific manner of the crime, officers believed this may have been done by a teen suspected of committing numerous crimes over the past 3-4 days,” said Berkeley police in a statement to KRONN4.
Berkeley police said its officers located the suspect parked with a car cover on the 800 block of Cornell Street Tuesday at 7 a.m.
“Noting the shape of the covered vehicle might be a Kia Soul, officers surrounded the vehicle before lifting the car cover — preventing the suspect’s escape,” added police.
The juvenile faces several charges of evading the police, vehicle theft and possession of a stolen vehicle.
Police provided the laundry list of incidents and locations below:
| 10/25 | 10:36 p.m. | Attempted vehicle theft (Kia Soul)    | 2200 block of Blake Street  |
| 10/26 | 12:51 a.m. | Attempted vehicle theft (Hyundai Elantra) | 2200 block of Blake Street   |
| 10/26 | 1:26 a.m. | Attempted vehicle theft (Kia Ro)  | 2300 block of Parker Street |
| 10/26 | 1:37 a.m. | Auto Burglary (Hyundai Accent) | 2000 block of Addison Street |
| 10/26 | 5:06 a.m. | Vehicle theft / evading the police | 1600 block of Addison Street |
| 10/26 | 12:26 p.m. | Evading the police (Kia Soul)    | 2600 block of Telegraph Avenue |
| 10/26 | 6:17 p.m. | Vandalism to a vehicle (Kia Optima)   | Curtis Street and University Avenue |
| 10/27 | 2:08 a.m. | Auto burglary (Toyota Tacoma) | 2100 block of Ashby Avenue  |
| 10/27 | 5:22 a.m. | Evading the police (Kia Soul)  | Ashby and Telegraph Avenues |
| 10/27 | 3:28 p.m. | Evading the police (Kia Soul)   | Allston Way and Milvia Street |
| 10/27 | 8:30 p.m. | Vehicle theft (Kia Soul)  | 1000 block of Kains Street (Albany, CA) |
| 10/27 | 10:46 p.m. | Evading the police (Kia Soul)   | Adeline Street and Ashby Avenue |
| 10/28 | 4:43 a.m. | Evading the police (Kia Soul)  | College and Coronado Avenues |
| 10/28 | 7:05 a.m. | Possession of a stolen vehicle (Kia)    | 800 block of Cornell Street (Albany, CA)  |
The boy was then taken to juvenile hall. Police did not disclose if his parent(s) or guardian(s) were notified of the alleged crimes.
