LEONIA, N.J. — An 18-year-old was arrested Friday night for allegedly stealing a wheelchair from a disabled teen in Leonia, N.J., police said.

Michael Peralta, of Palisades Park, was taken into custody after an officer found the stolen wheelchair at his house, police said. On Thursday, the motorized wheelchair was parked outside an apartment building on Broad Street in Leonia when Peralta and another teen allegedly took it.

The wheelchair belonged to a 14-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and cost an estimated $12,000.

"I think the wheelchair is maybe a couple of months old,” Peter Colletto, a neighbor to the family, told PIX11 News.

“And he was supposed to be going to this camp on Long Island, out to the Hamptons. And they were really excited about that because it was supposed to bring some new things, some new experiences to the kid, some new ideas that he would get involved in. And now probably, that’s not gonna happen.”

Police began reviewing the surveillance video that showed two teens walking into the building lobby and driving the wheelchair away. They were offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the two thieves.

An officer was doing a routine patrol around Peralta's neighborhood Friday when he spotted a portion of the wheelchair's headrest near a bike and garbage pails, according to police. He confronted Peralta who later admitted to stealing the wheelchair the day before.

Peralta was charged with theft and unlawful taking of a means of conveyance. His bail was set at $25,000.

The second teen seen in the video has not been arrested.