Teenager linked to 19 break-ins in BART parking lots

A teenager was arrested on suspicion of 19 break-ins of cars in BART parking lots on the Peninsula, according to the transit agency. A teenager was arrested on suspicion of 19 break-ins of cars in BART parking lots on the Peninsula, according to the transit agency. Photo: NOAH BERGER / SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Photo: NOAH BERGER / SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Teenager linked to 19 break-ins in BART parking lots 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of as many as 19 recent car break-ins at several BART stations on the Peninsula, the transit agency said Thursday.

The boy was not identified because of his age, and a BART spokesman did not provide his exact age or city of residence.

He was arrested Wednesday afternoon by a Daly City Police officer in the parking lot of the Century 20 theater, just south of the Daly City BART station.

Another juvenile was also arrested in the parking lot, but BART police said the other suspect did not appear to have been involved in the BART break-ins.

The recent spat of break-ins, which caused smashed windows in parking lots and items stolen from inside cars, follows a rise in crime for BART.

In the first quarter of 2017, crime was up more than 20 percent over the same period the year before.

Michael Bodley is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: mbodley@sfchronicle.com. Twitter: @michael_bodley