Ohio kids as young as 8 steal car, lead police on chase crash into home, worried about Santa, presents: police

Three young Ohio boys, led by an 11-year-old astatine the wheel, led constabulary officers connected a pursuit successful a car reported stolen earlier crashing into a home, prompting concerns astir however the transgression would interaction a sojourn from Santa Claus, authorities said. 

The pursuit began Saturday day erstwhile a licence sheet scholar alerted Newburgh Heights constabulary officers astir a Mazda 3 reported stolen successful the area, according to a constabulary report. 

When an serviceman tried to initiate a postulation stop, the operator of the conveyance fled. The car yet crashed into a adjacent location and the 3 boys inside, ages 8, 11 and 12 — fled connected foot, constabulary said. 

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A stolen car seen aft crashing into a location successful Newburgh Heights, Ohio.  (Newburgh Heights Police Department )

The kids were rapidly caught. The location had insignificant damage, the study said. 

Police bodycam footage shows 2 boys lasting adjacent what appears to beryllium a store arsenic an serviceman orders them to the ground. The 3rd lad is seen a region distant and moving toward his friends aft being ordered to bash so. 

The kids were heard cowering successful fear. 

"I'm sorry," 1 lad is heard saying. "Can you telephone my mom?"

"We're going to jail?" 1 lad is heard asking earlier being told the 3 would beryllium detained. "Oh my God."

At 1 point, an serviceman escorts the 12-year-old to a constabulary cruiser. 

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Newburgh Heights Police Department bodycam footage shows the apprehension of 2 young Ohio boys suspected of stealing a vehicle.  (Newburgh Heights Police Department )

"You're 12-years-old… stealing cars," the serviceman is heard saying. "What the hellhole is incorrect with you?"

When questioned by investigators, the boys said they went to a store erstwhile they spotted a vehicle, authorities said. One lad allegedly said that "something conscionable came implicit his assemblage and helium could not power it, helium needed to instrumentality the car," a constabulary study states. 

They said they learned to bargain cars from watching videos connected YouTube, constabulary said. Following their arrest, the boys were disquieted astir however it would interaction their holiday, constabulary said. 

"All 3 boys stated that they cognize close from incorrect and admitted what they did was wrong," the study said. "While successful our custody they were acrophobic astir however this would effect Santa coming to bring them presents. 

Bodycam footage released by the Newburgh Heights Police Department shows 2 young suspected car thieves cowering successful fearfulness aft being caught by constabulary pursuing a abbreviated car and ft chase.  (Newburgh Heights Police Department )

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One lad allegedly told authorities that helium was going to "get ember for Christmas" due to the fact that of what they did, constabulary said. 

The suspects were released to their parents and guardians.