Police: Teens crash stolen vehicles on Beltline, attempt to hide in park

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A group of teens crashed two stolen vehicles on the Beltline and ran from police Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release.

The Monona Police Department said officers responded at 12:22 p.m. to a report of a two-vehicle crash on the east Beltline near Monona Drive. Officers discovered that both vehicles were recently reported stolen from Fitchburg and Sun Prairie.

Four boys were seen running north from the Beltline toward Monona Drive and Broadway, then entering the Staples store in the Pier 37 shopping center, the report said.

Officers converged on the area and were able to take one of the boys into custody, police said. The other three cut through the stockroom and ran out the back door toward Ahuska Park. A second boy was taken into custody on the football field.

Police set up a perimeter with help from Dane County deputies, Madison and McFarland police. After a search with a K-9 team, a third boy was found hiding under a tree near the baseball field and the last boy was tracked to a marshy area adjacent to the park.

One boy is 14, two are 15 and one is 16 years old, police said. All of the boys have lengthy histories of stealing vehicles and one was a reported as a runaway. All four boys will be taken to the Juvenile Detention Center.

The 14-year-old was injured in the crash, but was still able to flee on foot, the report said. Once he was taken into custody, he complained of injuries and was taken by a Monona paramedic unit to the hospital.

Chief Walter Ostrenga said the names were withheld because of their ages.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Monona police at 608-222-0463, Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014 or text “MONONA” followed by your information to TIP411.

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