Stolen car seen circling playground full of children was driven by 10-year-old boy: Police

A stolen vehicle is driven through a playground at a school in Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis Police Department).

A stolen vehicle is driven through a playground at a school in Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis Police Department).

The person behind the wheel of a stolen car seen cruising past a Minnesota playground full of kids has been taken into custody — and police say the driver is a 10-year-old boy.

Minneapolis police announced the arrest of the child, whose name has not been released, on Friday.

“The boy was booked into the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center on Thursday for probable cause 2nd degree assault,” police said in a statement.

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