Teen accused of car prowling released because juvenile detention center would not accept him, police say

According to police, the teen was caught prowling patrol vehicles. Police said he was released and caught hours later prowling vehicles again.

TACOMA, Wash. — Tukwila police said Thursday a teen caught multiple times for property crimes was released because the juvenile detention center did not take him.

Police said in a Facebook post that a 16-year-old male tried to damage a parked Tukwila Police Department patrol car on Sunday. The teen was detained and police requested he should be taken to the youth detention center. The detention center declined to accept the teen, police said, and he was released at the scene because his parent

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