A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in a stolen car last week, police said Thursday.
By the time police arrived at the scene of the crash at about 8:24 p.m. June 2, on the 1100 block of Pearl Street, the offender had already run away, according to a statement the police department posted on Facebook.
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A 2007 Toyota Camry reported stolen about 20 minutes earlier had been westbound on Melrose when it went off the roadway, struck a fence, went through a backyard, went back through the fence and struck a car parked in an alley, according to the statement.
The Camry had been left running unattended at a business on the 1000 block of East New York Street, according to police.
After following up on an anonymous tip implicating the 15-year-old boy, police said they charged him with two counts of motor vehicle theft, leaving the scene of a property damage crash and driving without a license.