Teen Accused Of Stealing E-Bike At Gunpoint

LARKSPUR, CA — A 15-year-old boy could face multiple felony charges after police allege he stole an electric bike at gunpoint and fled from authorities in Greenbrae.

According to the Central Marin Police Authority, two teens were talking on a bench along Corte Madera Creek when a young stranger approached them last Friday night. The victims told police the boy brandished a handgun with an extended magazine and demanded the keys to one of their e-bikes while threatening to kill them.

Police said the teen suspect fled with the stolen bike, unaware it had been equipped with a tracking device after being recovered from a previous theft.

Due to the alleged use of a firearm, police called in several neighboring agencies to assist. Around 11:45 p.m., the authorities received a "ping" from the stolen bike near Frances Avenue in Larkspur. An officer soon spotted the suspect, who fled up Murray Lane into Kentfield, police said. Law enforcement set up a command post in the area and called in air support from the California Highway Patrol.

Police said another officer saw the suspect near Hillcrest Lane around midnight, took the teen into custody without incident and recovered the stolen bike. Officers searched the area with help from two Petaluma K-9s but were unable to find a firearm, police said. Search and rescue volunteers from the Marin County Sheriff's Office returned the next morning and were also unable to find a gun.

The suspect, identified as a 15-year-old from Tiburon, was booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of felony robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and grand theft.