In re B.V. CA4/2
Minor was removed from her parents’ care and placed with her grandmother. On July 2, 2020, Minor snuck out of her grandmother’s house around 2:00 a.m. and stole her car. Minor was apprehended the next day while driving the vehicle. Minor’s uncle, the car’s registered owner, wanted Minor prosecuted.
On July 16, 2020, Minor again snuck out of her house in the middle of the night and stole her grandmother’s car. The police apprehended Minor after she drove the car into a tree. Minor was removed from her grandmother’s care shortly afterward.
On August 7, 2020, the People filed a first amended juvenile wardship petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 602), each with two allegations that Minor committed vehicle theft (Veh. Code, § 10851, subd. (a); paragraphs 1 (felony) and 3 (misdemeanor)), and possessed a stolen vehicle (Pen. Code, § 496d, subd. (a); paragraphs 2 (felony) and 4 (misdemeanor)).
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