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RACINE – A man who reportedly stole his mother’s car later tried to hide from police in the Chuck E. Cheese play area sky tubes after the car was located Friday evening, according to Racine Police.

At 3:25 p.m. Racine police responded to a home in the 2600 block of Cottonwood Court for a report of an 18-year-old man who left with his mom’s car without her permission and caused a loud disturbance, said Sgt. Jessie Metoyer.

When police made contact with him over the phone, the man reportedly refused to return the car and used vulgar language toward the officers and his mother, and a warrant was issued for the man.

Later that night, the mother contacted police and said her vehicle was in the Chuck E. Cheese parking lot at 5612 Durand Ave., by Regency Mall.

When officers arrived the man was observed in the doorway of the restaurant, and he went inside and disappeared, Metoyer said. As officers were canvassing the business attempting to locate the suspect an officer observed him crawling into the play area sky tubes, Metoyer said.

Metoyer said at that point officers were not in active pursuit of him. He was hiding as officers were coming into the business, she said.

The suspect was ordered out of the tubes and he was placed into custody, Metoyer said. She did not believe any officers had to crawl in after him, although she did not know for certain. The suspect reportedly stated he had been playing with the kids.