Michigan police arrest 12-year-old boy after youth drives away on forklift, officers follow

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Police in Michigan have arrested a 12-year-old boy they say led them on a chase in a stolen forklift.

Police were called to Forsythe Middle School on Saturday around 6:45 p.m. on a report of a stolen forklift, MLive.com reported. Officers found the forklift heading south through the city and gave chase at speeds between 15 and 20 miles per hour.

The driver, later identified as a 12-year-old boy from Ann Arbor, eventually stopped the forklift and was taken into custody around 8 p.m.

Police later discovered that the forklift had been left unlocked with a key hidden in the cab.

No one was injured in the incident.