Two boys who managed to escape an Iowa juvenile detention center on Monday, July 25, 2016 were apprehended the next morning after police located them in Steuben County, Indiana. The boys, 14 and 17, were found after residents reported suspicious activity on Snow Lake. Reports say the boys hid behind a house before police were called, warranting residents to contact the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office about the suspicious behavior. The two then stole a van and attempted to drive it toward S.R. 120. As police attempted to tail the teenagers, the van veered into a hotel parking lot and collided into a parked car. The escapees then set out on foot, seeking coverage in a wooded area. At this point, additional police and K9 units were called to apprehend the boys.
K9 units tracked the boys near a toll road, where they were arrested on the spot. They were then given to the Probation Department of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, where local charges have yet to be determined. How the two escaped the Iowa detention center in the first place remains a mystery.
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