Guest prince Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 COPS were last night hunting Britain's youngest car thief - a tearaway aged SEVEN. The joyride yob is so titchy he takes CUSHIONS to sit on so he can peer over the steering wheel. Horrified police discovered them in a string of nicked motors he has wrecked. Yesterday detectives desperate to catch the mystery youngster before he kills himself - or someone else - confirmed they had "intelligence" that he is just seven years old. Vile louts in their teens are feared to have "trained" him up - for a laugh. Oxford's Det Insp Paul Miller said grimly: "We have found stolen cars where the seat is as far forward as it can go and where a cushion is used to make the driver closer to the wheel. "The suggestion is that there is a child as young as seven involved." The shocking revelation comes as the city battles to shake off its reputation as the joyride capital. A six-year crackdown - particularly on Oxford's notorious Blackbird Leys estate - has halved car thefts. But Det Insp Miller admitted joyriding by primary school kids who target motors like Vauxhall Corsas was still not uncommon. He said: "We can have them as young as 11 and 12 in this city. "They are being trained by older villains and do a sort of apprenticeship. "They start by driving around in a stolen car and then learn how to steal a car themselves." The cop added: "The scary thing is that they don't know how to drive. "It will only be a matter of time before they seriously injure or kill themselves or innocent members of the public." Two years ago a lad of seven took the keys to his sleeping mum's VW Golf - and crashed it. The youngster lost control within seconds in Hadleigh, Suffolk, because his feet could barely reach the pedals. Police could not prosecute as he was under ten.
Serani Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 Police trying to make Oxford sound rough :haha: :hysterical: :giggle:
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