Minors arrested in string of Columbia vehicle break-ins

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Officers arrested three minors in connection with a string of vehicle break-ins that occurred early Wednesday, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release.

The minors are suspected in more than 13 vehicle break-ins on Monterey Drive and Sieville Avenue, the CPD release states.

The suspects ran from police, who caught one of them in the 3500 block of Sierra Madre. Officers reportedly found a gun in a bush near where the juvenile was hiding.

Two other minors were arrested after a search warrant was served Friday in the 2900 block of Lynwood Drive, where more stolen items were recovered, according to the release.

All three were arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary, felony stealing, misdemeanor stealing and resisting arrest.