Police have arrested a 14-year-old boy on Devaney Avenue in Lynbrook on the morning of Wednesday 12 January.
The boy allegedly stole bank cards, a phone and a set of car keys from inside the victim’s house before driving away in the stolen vehicle around 3am.
Police observed the stolen car in a neighbouring street.
The offender stopped the vehicle and fled on foot into nearby grassland.
He was arrested a short time later and remains in police custody as of Wednesday morning.
