Ferdinand scooter thief caught

Ferdinand — An 18-year-old Jasper teen was arrested for stealing a scooter from the Holiday Foods parking lot in Ferdinand Friday evening.

Police were called to Holiday Foods at about 6:11 p.m. by Charles Allen of E. Chestnut Drive, English, who witnessed a man stealing his 2001 Kymco scooter while he was shopping in the store.

Allen provided officers with a description of the scooter and the man who stole it. Officers located them heading north on State Road 162 near the intersection with 18th Street moments later.

The driver, Carlos Hernandez, 18, of 335 Kaywood Lane, Jasper, was arrested for theft and minor consuming (blood alcohol content .055 percent with a personal breathalyzer test).

Hernandez was booked into the Dubois County Security Center.