Five juveniles in custody after driving through Edina in stolen vehicles

Five juveniles, one as young as 11, were arrested Tuesday after speeding through Edina in stolen vehicles.

The group of teens arrived in the west metro suburb driving a Kia allegedly swiped in Inver Grove Heights and at about 6:45 a.m. some of them stole a Toyota Tacoma near the 5100 block of Abercrombie Drive, a statement from Edina police said.

Both vehicles were seen driving away from the neighborhood at “high rates of speed,” police said. The Tacoma was spotted in St. Louis Park and later recovered in Minneapolis. Officers caught up to the teens in the Kia, which crashed into another vehicle near Hwy. 62 and Tracy Avenue, police said.

The suspects in the Kia ran from the scene, but officers found and arrested one of the teens. Later Tuesday morning police found and took into custody two other teens hiding near the crash scene. Officers also found a gun in the car, police said.

By early afternoon, officers found two more suspects hiding in the 5900 block of Hanson Road and took them into custody. Two of the teens arrested were 15 years old, one was 12, and another was 11; the age of the fifth teen was not immediately known, police said.

The State Patrol and the St. Louis Park and Eden Prairie police departments were also involved. Edina police also received assistance from a Minnetonka Police Department K-9 team.

The incident remains under investigation.