A teen was arrested after reports of a group of people breaking into cars at Tinseltown movie theater, according to JSO.
Management and patrons told an off-duty officer on Dec. 17 that a group of suspicious young people was possibly breaking into cars outside the theater just before 8 p.m., according to a sheriff's office report.
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The off-duty officer said he came outside and saw two people who fled when he approached them.
The officer detained one female who was in a nearby car, the report says. A skateboard was found nearby.
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Another JSO officer got to the movie theater and searched the area. The officer found someone believed to be a suspect in the parking lot of Dunkin', according to the report.
JSO took the suspect back to the Tinseltown parking lot and began a search of vehicles that may have been broken into.
One victim told officers that the driver door of his car does not lock. The skateboard was returned to that victim.
The suspect, who is 15-years-old, was taken to JSO. He denied breaking into any cars, according to the report.
The suspect was taken to the pre-trial detention center.