A 13-year-old and his two teenage friends were arrested in Ashdod early Saturday morning for stealing a car and then leading cops on a high-speed chase through city streets, police said in a statement.
Officers had ordered the Ford Focus, seen speeding and driving erratically in a residential neighborhood, to pull over, but the driver refused and tried to flee.
The vehicle was eventually forced to stop when it inadvertently drove down a dead-end road.
When police approached the vehicle, they were surprised to find that the driver was just 13. His two friends, both 14, were riding in the car with him.
A police statement said the teens stole the car from one of the city’s neighborhoods earlier in the day. Authorities contacted the teens’ parents, and released them to house arrest.
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During questioning, the three told officers they “wanted to take the car for a joy ride” in a nearby orchard.
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