Youth arrested after vehicle collides with home, sparks fire in Rapid City

Manitoba RCMP have charged a 14-year-old boy after a suspect crashed a truck into a home in Rapid City last week and then fled the scene.

Mounties from the Minnedosa detachment received reports of the collision around 9:45 p.m. on July 29. Investigators learned a truck had struck the home’s garage, downing a nearby hydro wire and causing a small fire beneath the vehicle, RCMP said in a news release Wednesday.

The homeowner was inside the residence at the time, but was unharmed. The occupants of the truck fled the scene, RCMP said.

Police located a suspect minutes later at a nearby home and arrested a boy. A 14-year-old boy is charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000. Investigators have identified one other youth suspect, and charges against the second youth are pending, the release said.