HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point police have arrested two teens in connection with the Star Auto Shop robbery Monday morning.
A 15 and 16-year-old were found on the 300 block of Ardale Drive while officers were searching the area.
As officers were walking towards them, they ran away. Officers ran after them and arrested them close to the clubhouse at the Blair Park Golf Course.
They both have eight charges and a secure custody order. They will be taken to the Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center in Greensboro until they go to juvenile court.
Five of the seven cars have been recovered.
Ghulam Khan, owner of Star Auto in High Point for 12 years, said the teens caused damage while stealing the cars. Khan estimates his damages at $60,000.
"They should be responsible, their parents should be responsible," Khan said.
Khan says the thieves broke into his auto shop two nights in a row. The first break-in happened Tuesday, and the thieves came back the next day. Surveillance video shows the suspects going through several cars and ramming through a fence before driving off.
Khan says he and police found five of the cars that were stolen. He says he still has to fix broken windows and damage to some of the cars.
Khan said he is adding motion security lights and cameras to prevent this from happening again.
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