Southfield — Charges could be coming for the 12-year-old bank burglary suspect who apparently broke into a Bank of America branch on Greenfield Road near 10 Mile early Friday, police said Monday.
“A petition for prosecution was submitted to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office this morning on a possible charge of breaking and entering,” said Southfield Police spokesman Lt. Nick Loussia.
If the youngster, who is from Oak Park, is charged, his case will be prosecuted through the Oakland County juvenile court system, and he will be required to attend a hearing on the charges with his parents.
The child was arrested Friday morning after police said he used his bicycle to break into the bank, located at 25177 Greenfield Road, around 3 a.m.
When officers arrived, they spotted a bicycle, which had been used to break through the glass front door of the bank. The youngster, whom police are not identifying because of his age, was found inside the bank with rolls of coins and a small amount of cash from the bank.
Bank of America spokeswoman Diane Wagner said Friday: “We have security measures in place and take any attempted burglary to our banking centers seriously.”
Initially, there was confusion as to the age of the boy, who alternately told police he was 9 and then 10 years old. It was eventually established that he was 12.
According to reports, the boy had also brought along some snacks in case he got hungry.
The boy was released to his mother on Friday.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130715/METRO02/307150089#ixzz2ZKWOgjfq
“A petition for prosecution was submitted to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office this morning on a possible charge of breaking and entering,” said Southfield Police spokesman Lt. Nick Loussia.
If the youngster, who is from Oak Park, is charged, his case will be prosecuted through the Oakland County juvenile court system, and he will be required to attend a hearing on the charges with his parents.
The child was arrested Friday morning after police said he used his bicycle to break into the bank, located at 25177 Greenfield Road, around 3 a.m.
When officers arrived, they spotted a bicycle, which had been used to break through the glass front door of the bank. The youngster, whom police are not identifying because of his age, was found inside the bank with rolls of coins and a small amount of cash from the bank.
Bank of America spokeswoman Diane Wagner said Friday: “We have security measures in place and take any attempted burglary to our banking centers seriously.”
Initially, there was confusion as to the age of the boy, who alternately told police he was 9 and then 10 years old. It was eventually established that he was 12.
According to reports, the boy had also brought along some snacks in case he got hungry.
The boy was released to his mother on Friday.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130715/METRO02/307150089#ixzz2ZKWOgjfq