Fairhope Police Apprehend Teen After Breaking Into and Stealing Multiple Vehicles
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media
May 6, 2025
FAIRHOPE ALA. The Fairhope police apprehended a 17-year-old from Foley over the weekend and he has numerous pending charges for stealing and breaking into vehicles.
After several reports came in from neighborhoods just east of downtown, officers utilized cameras and additional overnight shifts to focus on the area.
Saturday evening, an officer saw the subject, who fled on foot but was then apprehended.
The juvenile admitted to the crimes and even had video evidence of himself driving the stolen vehicles.
The juvenile took three vehicles for “joy rides”. One of those vehicles was taken twice. In each instance, the keys were inside unlocked vehicles.
The three vehicle thefts included the following:
- Owner noticed keys were missing and then investigators were able to prove that it had been on roads outside of the city
- Vehicle was returned with a broken axel
- A vehicle app notified the owner that the vehicle had been moved overnight. The offender kept the keys and then returned the keys after taking the vehicle a second night.
Additional burglary charges stem from six vehicles that were broken into in the same area.
Five of the vehicles were unlocked. The sixth is the only instance that the vehicle was locked and the subject broke a window to enter.
Officers were able to recover a gun, wallet, and gift cards.
The individual will be charged with four counts of Theft First of a Vehicle and six counts of Breaking & Entering a Vehicle.
The name of the offender will not be released because of his age.
This investigation is ongoing.
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