Captain Bobby Martin said when the boy was caught Tuesday he went through juvenile services and was taken into juvenile detention.

In a statement, Martin said the first call was around 9:30 a.m. Monday and Investigator Chris Babb responded to Roanoke Rapids High School, where it was reported someone was attempting to go through vehicles there.

When confronted by witnesses, the boy fled to Roanoke Avenue.

Investigator Gorton Williams located the boy on Monroe Street and released him to guardian custody. Petitions were drawn up for attempted breaking and entering and attempted larceny.

The following day, Martin said in the statement, the police department was called to the Aquatic Center around 11:30 a.m. to a vehicle break-in, which was in progress. The juvenile fled again down a back alley toward Seventh Street and was then spotted in the 1000 block of Jefferson Street where he was caught after a foot chase.

The juvenile was identified as the same boy from Monday and was placed into secure custody for breaking and entering a motor vehicle, attempted breaking and entering a motor vehicle and two counts of resist, delay and obstruct.

Sergeant Mike Moseley, investigators J.K. Davis and Williams, and officers Jeffrey Mason, Alex Green and Ryan Cross worked together to take the juvenile into custody.