11/10/12 - A Hartland teenager was arrested after an incident involving a stolen car and two smashed mailboxes. Brighton Patch reports that police say they received a call from a Hartland woman November 5th saying her purse, including her car keys, had been taken from her kitchen and her 2007 GMC Acadia had been stolen. On their way to her house, police found the car parked near the curb and showing signs of damage to the front end. The purse was inside, but $95 was missing. Police say they received a tip from a 13-year-old girl who had received text messages from a 14-year-old boy between 7:00 and 8:00am saying he had broken into a house and stolen an expensive vehicle. Police say the messages also indicated the suspect had been smoking and drinking the night before, had hit two mailboxes with the vehicle, and gave the location where he had left it at about 4:00am. Police say they now believe the suspect entered the house through an unlocked sliding door, took the car, picked up two friends and drove through local subdivisions. When they picked up the suspect they say he directed them to the two damaged mailboxes and admitted to smoking marijuana the previous night. He was arrested for breaking and entering and unlawfully driving away an automobile. He was subsequently transported to the Livingston County Probation Office. (TD)
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