Two individuals were arrested Thursday morning after a string of car break-ins in Sturgeon Bay. Sturgeon Bay Police Captain Dan Brinkman says it started Wednesday evening when one of the suspects, a 17-year-old girl, cut off her monitoring bracelet and was reported as a runaway. She later met up with her 17-year-old boyfriend and began stealing cars just before 3:30 a.m. The pair eventually stole four vehicles, crashing two of them including one into Bay Hometown Pharmacy. They were caught as they were evading police through people’s yards thanks in part to a social media post sent out by the department. The boy was arrested first after he reportedly tried to run down a police officer in one of the vehicles. The girl was arrested just before 10 a.m. after she entered a residence and was surrounded by members of the Sturgeon Bay Police Department and Door County Sheriff’s Department. Brinkman says the department is now preparing a final report to forward to the Door County District Attorney’s office.
A piece of advice from Sturgeon Bay Captain Dan Brinkman after at least one of the vehicles stolen had the keys in it.