Teens suspected of thefts, burglaries, DuPont police report

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Posted by Stacey Mulick @ 11:50:33 am
DuPont police have arrested two teens suspected of burglarizing two homes and stealing from parked cars over the past two months.

The investigation began Friday morning when a detective responded to a burglary in the Hoffman Hills area, DuPont police reported. As he was leaving the area, he spotted a newer model Audi occupied by two men. The detective ran the license plate and discovered the car had been reported stolen.

The driver tried to elude the detective. At one point, the occupants stopped the car and fled, police reported.

Officers from DuPont, Lakewood and Steilacoom located and arrested the two 17-year-old boys on suspicion of being in possession of a stolen car.

During an interview, the two reportedly admitted they had gone back to the area to get more property from the house. They also said they’d committed 15 thefts from parked cars and burgled two homes.

During search warrants, officers recovered another stolen vehicle, three guns and 73 stolen items, police reported.

Officers are returning the property as the owners are identified.

The teens, both of whom live near Olympia, were booked into juvenile detention.