"While officers were away from the vehicle, the youth was able to slip out of the handcuffs and get into the front seat of the vehicle - which had the keys in the ignition - and drive away, authorities said. Ground units did not directly pursue the SUV, relying on the police helicopter flying overhead to track the vehicle."
"The incident started about 7:30 p.m. Monday at a parking lot at Highland Hospital in the 1400 block of East 31st Street. Authorities said the youth had been arrested earlier in the day after a vehicle linked to a series of Alameda burglaries crashed in Oakland and several occupants fled. The youth was the only one captured."
"It finally blew a tire on a spike strip officers put down and stopped in the 1100 block of 35th Avenue, where the youth was taken into custody. He was later taken to Juvenile Hall, authorities said. The incident is the second time in a week that a city-owned vehicle was stolen."
A 17-year-old suspect arrested for carjacking and burglary was placed in handcuffs in the rear seat of an Oakland police SUV at Highland Hospital on Monday evening. While officers were away, the youth freed himself from the handcuffs, moved to the front seat, and drove away with the vehicle. Police did not pursue directly but tracked the SUV using a helicopter. Officers deployed a spike strip that disabled the vehicle in the 1100 block of 35th Avenue, where the suspect was recaptured and taken to Juvenile Hall. This incident marks the second city vehicle theft in a week.
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