The car that was being stripped by several persons on Sunday.
ZORG EN RUST--Police arrested a fifteen-year-old boy R.R.A. in Zorg en Rust on Sunday after he and several others were seen stripping a potentially stolen car for parts.
According to police, someone called the central dispatch to report that several persons were in some tall grass and stripping a vehicle for parts.
When police arrived at the scene, they saw the young man standing next to the stripped car. When he saw the approaching officers, he got on a motorcycle and tried to flee the scene.
His attempts at escape proved futile and officers arrested the young man after a short chase. He was then taken to the Philipsburg police station for questioning.
After giving a statement to police, he was released in the custody of his parents.
