9-year-old boy arrested after allegedly stealing gum

January 14, 2015 01:48

Police in Idaho arrested a 9-year-old boy who failed to appear in court. His crime, they say? Stealing a pack of gum.

The petty theft actually took place over the summer, but a Post Falls officer made the arrest last week, Police Chief Scott Haug said.

"A local judge issued an arrest warrant for a 9-year-old for failure to appear in court," he told CNN.

"Our officer located the child sometime last week, transported the child to the detention facility. The child was not handcuffed and was treated very well.

"Even so, the police chief called the arrest warrant for the child "odd" and said "it is a most unusual circumstance."

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