Inspector Wanda Olivier said the two cousins - aged 16 and 19 - were arrested in Pretoria central on Tuesday when police pulled them over for reckless and negligent driving.
As it turned out, the car was reported stolen last week after the boys stole the car keys from the owner, with whom they lived. "The 19-year-old alleged suspect tried to pull a joke on the owner of the vehicle.
"The suspect took the key of the vehicle earlier last week and planned on moving it in the early hours of Sunday morning to just park it somewhere," said Olivier.
The owner then reported the car stolen.
On Monday, the youth decided to drive himself and six high school friends to school. "This is when the very skilled crime prevention unit members saw them and did not laugh about their joke when they drove recklessly and received attention from the police."
The youths were arrested for possession of a stolen motor vehicle, reckless driving and driving without a valid licence.
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