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Issaquah City Police notified the Grant County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday that the boy had stolen his grandfather's vehicle and was likely headed to Grand County, the sheriff's office wrote on Facebook.
The boy has ties to the town of Moses Lake, located in Grant County, according to the sheriff's office.
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A 12-year-old boy was arrested in Washington state after allegedly stealing his grandfather's car. (iStock)
The sheriff's traffic unit began searching for the car and located the vehicle around 10:20 a.m. parked on the sidewalk in the 900 block of Lowry Street in the Larson community of Moses Lake.
The boy then fled in the car and led deputies on a short chase that ended when a deputy used a PIT maneuver near Randolph Road and State Route 17.
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A deputy used a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle. (iStock)
The 12-year-old was taken into custody and booked into the Chelan County Juvenile Justice Center on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and felony escape.
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No one was injured and damage to the vehicle was minimal, the sheriff's office said.