6 juveniles facing charges after pursuit with stolen vehicle in New Braunfels
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - Six juvenile males are now facing charges after leading police on a pursuit with a stolen vehicle in New Braunfels.
The New Braunfels Police Department says on June 1 at 8:15 p.m., officers were called to the area of Northwest Boulevard and Conrads Lane for a suspicious vehicle report. Several juveniles inside were suspected of committing vehicle burglaries in the area.
The suspect vehicle, a brown Kia Soul, was located near I-35 and FM 306 and officers discovered it had been reported stolen.
The driver refused to stop for officers and a pursuit began onto Southbound I-35 and stopped when the Kia rear-ended another vehicle. The Kia then came to a stop in the outside median of the highway near Schwab Road.
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Six juvenile males, ranging in age from 12 to 16, were inside the Kia and were all detained, says New Braunfels police; five were from San Antonio and one was from New Braunfels.
The driver was transported to a San Antonio-area hospital due to a medical complication. The other five were detained, medically cleared, processed and released back into their parents' custody.
The six will face a variety of charges including unlawful use of a motor vehicle, evading in a motor vehicle, and theft charges.
The incident remains under investigation and additional charges may be pending, police say.