OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – A 12-year-old Oakland County boy was arrested for the second time in a month for stealing vehicles from a local business, officials said.
The Pontiac boy was arrested by members of the Oakland County Auto Theft Task Force at his home on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
He is accused of being connected to the theft of three Chevrolet Silverado trucks from a lawn care business in Waterford Township. Two of the vehicles had trailers attached to them. The trucks were stolen on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
The vehicles and trailers, which were valued at $90,000, were all recovered, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
One month ago, the 12-year-old boy was arrested on charges in connection with stealing seven cars from a Pontiac business.
The boy had “entered numerous vehicles in the business parking lot and when he was stopped and apprehended, he was carrying a license plate,” according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
During the investigation, authorities discovered that the 12-year-old had taken seven vehicles and sold at least one of the vehicles for $30.
He appeared before a juvenile court referee in Oakland County’s Children’s Village on Tuesday, and the hearing was adjourned until Wednesday.
The boy remains in custody at Children’s Village.
“This young man is on a very bad path, attempting to live his own grand theft auto,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a press release. “Hopefully intervention by the courts will send him on a better life path as well as stopping the constant thefts from these businesses.”
A second suspect, identified as a 13-year-old Pontiac boy, was also arrested in connection with the recent vehicle thefts at the Waterford Township business.
Authorities say that his mother contacted police after she saw a video of the vehicle break-ins on Facebook and realized it was her son in the video.
Part of the comment on Facebook read, “I never thought he would put his life on the line like this…took him to the police station because he needs the help.”
“Too often, we see parents trying to discount the fact that their kids are doing something wrong and blame it on something else. So, it’s important that parents be parents,” Bouchard said.
During his hearing, the 13-year-old was charged with unlawfully driving away an automobile and malicious destruction of property under $200.
He will stay in custody at Children’s Village until his next hearing, which is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.