Storm Lake, Iowa — Two teenagers have been charged with stealing 100 dollars worth of alcohol from a Storm Lake gas station, and a clerk at the Midtown Brew gas station faces charges for allegedly hitting one of the suspects with a vehicle.
Police say the alcohol thefts at Midtown Brew happened on three nights last week. Storm Lake Police have filed fifth-degree theft charges against a 16 and a 17-year-old.
The 16-year-old has also been charged in connection with a burglary to a vehicle that happened during the overnight hours of May 14th. The 16-year-old has been transferred to a juvenile detention facility. The 17-year-old has been released to a parent. Police say the 17-year-old was hospitalized after he was hit by an SUV early last Thursday morning.
The driver of the SUV faces several charges, including assault with a dangerous weapon. Police say the SUV driver was a clerk at the gas station who saw the 17-year-old shoplifting, got into his SUV, chased the teen, ran onto a sidewalk, and hit him. He then fled the scene.
