Maryland police frustrated after teen accused in more than 100 car break-ins released within hours of arrest

A Maryland teen who allegedly broke into cars in a single night was circulated within five hours of his arrest and local agents say they are furious because the state considers the crimes to be lower level so consequences are not expected The unidentified -year-old boy was arrested last week by the Laurel Police Department after it received multiple reports of break-ins on May The crimes took place in Laurel and nearby Howard County Surveillance footage captured three teens roving around in a stolen car and smashing the windows of vehicles they came across police explained I have little hope there will be further accountability for him due to this broken system Laurel Police Chief Russ Hamill recounted reporters Due to this gap in concern for his safety and the populace s safety AMERICAN CAR THEFTS SURGE AS TEENAGE BANDITS INTERNATIONAL CRIME RINGS SHIP STOLEN VEHICLES OVERSEASFox News Digital has reached out to the police department At the teen suspect's home agents exposed nearly sets of car keys credit cards and other evidence that linked him to the car break-ins Hamill explained Since the teen didn't have a criminal record the state Department of Juvenile Services characterized the offenses as lower-level crimes and allowed him to be published Hamill disclosed I would offer well over cases in one night gives you a pretty good record Hamill noted These were not violent crimes as if that lessens the impact on those casualties CAREER CRIMINAL ARRESTED FOR TH TIME SEE HIS LIST OF OFFENSES Yes five hours after we were at his house he was published back into the public back into the context that allowed him to be out roaming the streets in all of these counties late at night and in the early morning doing these crimes to begin with he added Two other teens have been identified as the suspect's accomplices Hamill revealed adding that they were expected to be arrested soon People need to be held accountable for this he declared The night after the teen was disclosed there were reports of car break-ins Hamill mentioned though he stopped short of blaming them on the suspect We re not going to lay every theft from auto in the region on him and his group but I will note we had the next night Hamill stated