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| Boy, nine, steals keys and crashes car | Boy, nine, steals keys and crashes car |
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| A boy aged nine has admitted burgling a house and stealing the keys of a car that crashed moments later, police said. | A boy aged nine has admitted burgling a house and stealing the keys of a car that crashed moments later, police said. |
| The child is too young to be prosecuted because he is under the age of criminal responsibility. | The child is too young to be prosecuted because he is under the age of criminal responsibility. |
| Cleveland police investigated a break-in at a house in Hartlepool on 16 May, after reports that a red Vauxhall Vectra had been taken and crashed soon after with a parked white Renault Megane. | Cleveland police investigated a break-in at a house in Hartlepool on 16 May, after reports that a red Vauxhall Vectra had been taken and crashed soon after with a parked white Renault Megane. |
| A force spokeswoman said: "A nine-year-old boy has admitted taking the keys from the property and enquiries are ongoing into the incident." | A force spokeswoman said: "A nine-year-old boy has admitted taking the keys from the property and enquiries are ongoing into the incident." |
| The Vauxhall owner, who was not named, told the Hartlepool Mail newspaper: "It is unbelievable what has happened, but it doesn't look like anything will happen apart from probably a slap on the wrists." | The Vauxhall owner, who was not named, told the Hartlepool Mail newspaper: "It is unbelievable what has happened, but it doesn't look like anything will happen apart from probably a slap on the wrists." |
| The owner said hundreds of pounds worth of damage had been caused to his car, and the other vehicle suffered worse damage. | The owner said hundreds of pounds worth of damage had been caused to his car, and the other vehicle suffered worse damage. |
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