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Police: Modesto Boy, 13, Caught By Detectives Stealing Package

MODESTO (CBS13) – Police in Modesto have caught a suspected teenage porch pirate.

In a post to their Facebook page on Thursday, the Modesto Police Department announced detectives had arrested a 13-year-old boy suspected of stealing a package in the Encina neighborhood.

Detectives posted a photo of the boy in handcuffs with his back to the camera.

The package has since been returned to its rightful owner.

Police say the boy has been cited.

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