By Rodney Thrash, Times Staff Writer
Friday, August 27, 2010
LARGO — Two teenagers were arrested early Friday after a string of auto burglaries and a chase, authorities said.
According to Largo police Lt. Michael Loux, an unidentified resident saw Michal Gubco, 16, and Burak Sarioglu, 17, in the area of Seventh Street and First Avenue NE just after 1 a.m.
The resident saw them inside a neighbor's vehicle and yelled at them. Startled, the pair fled on foot. The resident called 911, and officers set up a perimeter at the neighborhood.
An officer and his K-9 saw the teens inside another vehicle and the boys fled again. After a short chase through the 700 block of Second Avenue NE, Gubco and Sarioglu were arrested.
They later admitted that they burglarized several cars, stole a loaded .38-caliber revolver and fired it, according to police.