Juvenile charged with stealing car and dragging owner in Wareham

On Sunday at about 8:15 p.m. a male juvenile stole a car in the parking lot of Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Wareham. When the owner who was in the store, approached the suspect he started to drive away dragging the owner several feet.

The stolen vehicle then fled down Main Street and Wareham police officers followed the car attempting to stop it. The suspect jumped from the car after finally stopping in the area of Hathaway Street near the train tracks. After a brief foot chase he was apprehended by Officers James White and Michael Phinney.

The juvenile is being charged with, larceny of a motor vehicle, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and receiving a stolen motor vehicle. The owner of the car was treated and released from Tobey Hospital.