MASON CITY – Mason City police reported Tuesday morning that a male juvenile was apprehended after a dangerous pursuit for breaking into vehicles.
According to a report, at about 1:09 AM, a citizen called and reported that a subject dressed in all black was breaking into vehicles in the 400 block of North Madison Avenue. He watched the suspect enter one vehicle and try to get into another. The citizen watched the suspect walk southbound on Madison Avenue.
As police began to arrive and search the area, an officer tried to stop a subject dressed in all black that was seen walking in the immediate area. As the officer approached, the subject fled and ran into the wooded area of West Park along Willow Creek. The officer pursued him on foot. As more officers responded to aid in the pursuit, the subject began to dart in and out underneath a moving Union Pacific Train.
Eventually being cut off by the pursuing officers on both sides of the train, the suspect then continued to flee and doe into Willow Creek. The subject emerged on the far bank and continued to flee. As the pursuit continued he was consequently located and arrested.
The arrested person was 16 year-old Gavin Duckert of Mason City. He was charged with Burglary of a Motor Vehicle (an aggravated misdemeanor), Interference with Official Acts (a simple misdemeanor) and Trespassing on railway property (a simple misdemeanor).
Juvenile court services was contacted and they transported Duckert to the Waterloo Detention Center.
The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office assisted the MCPD.
Can’t spank your kids because you will be punished for child abuse.
Kids have all the power.
Give thanks to the nanny state!
If I ever caught some punk breaking into my car.His head would be hitting the fender.I remember 30 yrs ago I caught someone in my car he would remember this because when I took his hand and put in door jam and shut the door.Punk never touched my car again.Going to steal expect harsh punishment if caught not just slap on hand.Kids get by easy today just pointing out fact.Lock doors and report everything.
It’s called sneaking out at night after parents r asleep. I bet 1 time or another that ur perfect children have done something wrong. Who ru to judge????
He’ll get a slap on the hands from the law. Hopefully his family will do a better job of disciplining him.
@Katie-I know the mother. Nothing will happen to the kid other than she will be upset he got caught.
to LVS. i know his mom a little, not her fault. gavin lives with his dad and he covers for him all the time.
@Shel-OK I can go along with that. But the kid doesn’t seem to have a lot of parenting does he?
Famous qestions why was a 16 year old out at 1 in the morining? Where are the parents at?? I had children and they were not running around that time of morning!! Let’s see I bet he is not going to school anymore because he can’t get up in the mornings because he is to tired from stealing all night!!!
@send him away-You should get out more at night. There are young kids out on the streets at all hours and it will get much worse as summer comes. A lot of the parents (not all) just do not care as long as they are not bothered. It is part of the problem with our society today. The kids have no supervision or rules.