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2 juveniles accused of stealing a vehicle & crashing it during a police chase

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May 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

NEWTON, Iowa [WHO-TV] — Two Newton teens have been accused of stealing a car and leading police on a chase that resulted in a crash on Monday.

On Monday morning the Newton Police Department received a report of two vehicles being stolen from a business. At around 8:58 a.m. officers were called to the northwest side of town after a report claimed one of the stolen vehicles was spotted in the area.

Officers located the vehicle and tried to initiate a traffic stop, but the vehicle fled westbound on Highway 6, the police department said. A pursuit ensued as the vehicle continued westbound. The vehicle finally stopped when it crashed at the I-80 159 mile marker on-ramp, police said.

The occupants were two 15 year-old males who both suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.

According to the police department, both juveniles were charged with second degree theft. The juvenile who was driving the vehicle was also charged with eluding.