Hawthorne family helps police nab 3 suspected car thieves
A Hawthorne family helped police arrest an Inglewood man and two teenage boys who were trying to steal their car, police said Monday.
Family members of the car's owner grabbed a 16-year-old Los Angeles boy when they caught him trying to take the car in the 11400 block of South Ramona Avenue at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Hawthorne police Lt. Gary Tomatani said.
Two suspects fled in a car, but a family member followed it and obtained the license plate number.
After officers in Hawthorne's helicopter spotted the car near Hawthorne Boulevard and Imperial Highway, officers on the ground stopped it.
The 16-year-old male Inglewood boy behind the wheel was arrested, along with passenger, Carlos Davila, 20, of Inglewood.
The car turned out to have been reported stolen in Gardena.
The three suspects were arrested on suspicion of auto theft, attempted auto theft, and possession of stolen property.
Family members of the car's owner grabbed a 16-year-old Los Angeles boy when they caught him trying to take the car in the 11400 block of South Ramona Avenue at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Hawthorne police Lt. Gary Tomatani said.
Two suspects fled in a car, but a family member followed it and obtained the license plate number.
After officers in Hawthorne's helicopter spotted the car near Hawthorne Boulevard and Imperial Highway, officers on the ground stopped it.
The 16-year-old male Inglewood boy behind the wheel was arrested, along with passenger, Carlos Davila, 20, of Inglewood.
The car turned out to have been reported stolen in Gardena.
The three suspects were arrested on suspicion of auto theft, attempted auto theft, and possession of stolen property.
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