Video shows arrest of juvenile car theft suspect accused of attacking woman

MILWAUKEE – A video shows the police chase that ended with the arrest of a young carjacker accused of attacking a 75-year-old woman in a parking garage.

The 15-year-old has been charged, but we are not mentioning his name because he is a juvenile offender. An application has been made to try the youth in adult court.

Greenfield Police dashcam video shows the moment a chase ended in a crash on Milwaukee's south side early Wednesday morning.

An officer runs after the 17-year-old driver and orders him to get out. Others pursue the 15-year-old passenger down a private driveway.

Police determined the car had been stolen from a parking garage at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, which is one block from the hospital.

Watch: Video shows arrest of teenage car theft suspect accused of attacking woman

Video shows arrest for car theft in Milwaukee

The 15-year-old had the matching keychain in his backpack.

Juvenile court documents show stills from surveillance footage of the robbery in progress.

Investigators say the teen approached the victim from behind and indicated he had a gun, and when the victim did not obey, he threw her to the ground and attacked her.

According to police, the teenager confessed to the crime.

“I saw her. She's old. There's a car there. I know I can do it,” the teenager told authorities.

The suspect's record includes previous convictions related to car thefts.

Officials in Milwaukee were questioned about this and similar cases.

“It's very frustrating,” said Milwaukee Police Inspector David Feldmeier. “We have to constantly tell people we're working on things, even though we know there could be a failure somewhere in our criminal justice system. We're just one part of it. We work with partners in criminal justice to make sure it becomes as effective as possible to keep this city safe.”

Aurora Health Care released the following statement on Friday.

“The safety of our patients, visitors and teammates is our highest priority. In response to the recent incident, we have increased the presence of security officers throughout our campus. This is in addition to our security camera surveillance and blue light emergency call boxes on every floor and in multiple locations throughout all parking garages. We also work closely with the Milwaukee Police Department and are committed to continually improving safety on our campus based on feedback from our teammates.”

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