The 13-year-old was arrested Thursday after allegedly targeting a young girl, including a 10-year-old who was accused of breaking into nearly 12 Detroit-area homes and choking them in their bedrooms. Police said.
The unidentified teenager reports that last week it is linked to an unsettling crime that his recent home invasion may have been taking place, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.
The suspect, wearing a mask and armed with a knife, a baby face suspect, broke into Pontiac's house through an unlocked window around 4am on February 4th, and was sleeping inside her. The girl was said to have begun to suffocate her bed, the sheriff's office said.
The teenage Page escapes after the girl screamed, and the mother ran into her room just to get a glimpse of her daughter's attacker.
“Obviously, the intruders who climb homes in the middle of the night and are armed mostly in the homes of young girls are those who we need to catch and take off the streets,” Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement. Ta. .
Authorities blasted the image of the suspect before he was captured Thursday when community members confirmed him and called police. CBS Detroit reported.
Police initially thought that the suspect was creep's allegedly between the ages of 17 and 21, as they worked to identify the suspect.
Investigators believe the 13-year-old was involved in the successful or attempted invasion of at least 11 people in Pontiac and Detroit.
Residents were warned to ensure that all windows and doors were locked while they were loose.
“He was targeting the home of a young girl,” Bouchard said. According to Detroit news. “That's scary. Adults tremble when they think, let alone children.”
The teenage parents are working with police while he is in custody at the county juvenile detention center, the newspaper reported.
