Gates Police say a group of people going through unlocked cars on Donna Marie Circle looking for items to steal found a car with the keys in it, so they decided to steal THAT.
A Gates police officer tried to stop the car on Elmgrove Road about 2:00 a.m. for a traffic violation. The driver hit the gas, but almost immediately went out of control and crashed near Elmgrove and Ridgeway Avenue. Both people in the car ran, but the driver was caught with the help of Greece Police after he either swam or waded across the Erie Canal.
Police Charged 19-year-old Abdaziz Aden of Rochester with grand larceny, plus multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. Gates Police are also asking residents in the Donna Marie Circle neighborhood to check their cars for missing property.