(KNSI) – Two juveniles are in custody after allegedly pulling a gun on a woman in Big Lake and stealing her vehicle on Wednesday.
According to the police department, around 6:45 pm, officers were called to the Station Street Apartment parking lot, where the victim said the two boys approached her and asked for a ride.
She says one of the boys pulled a gun and demanded her keys or he would shoot her. Police say the two juveniles took the vehicle and fled.
OnStar tracked the vehicle to a parking lot on the 700-block of Martin Avenue in Big Lake. As the officer arrived, he saw two boys matching the victim’s description walking towards a grocery store.
Police say when the juveniles saw the officer, they started running and climbing over a fence into a car dealership’s parking lot.
Two officers found one boy hiding under a vehicle and arrested him.
Two anonymous citizens saw the other juvenile running across the street and followed him.
A sheriff’s deputy and one of the citizens found the second boy, and he was arrested.
Investigators say they found a handgun, car keys, and a piece of clothing where the two boys tried to climb over the fence.
The two boys have been taken to the Lino Lakes Juvenile Detention Facility. Charges are pending.
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