MPI files suit against “chronic” teenage car thieves

Manitoba Public Insurance has filed a lawsuit against a pair of teenage “chronic” car thieves, dubbed ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ by some local justice officials and media.
The suit is a $53,000 statement of claim against a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, stemming from an alleged spree of car thefts and vandalism, said MPI spokesperson Brian Smiley.
MPI is seeking to recover the money from the teens for damage they allegedly caused to six different trucks and SUVs stolen in Manitoba in 2009, according to the Vancouver Sun.
The duo recently garnered media attention because of the brazen and shocking nature of their alleged crimes. The pair videotaped their actions, which included vehicle thefts, drinking and driving, and performing lewd acts on the stolen vehicles, the Winnipeg Free Press reported.
In August 2010, the 16-year-old pleaded guilty to 21 charges stemming from a 30-day crime spree that spanned across rural Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, in the summer of 2009, reports the Winnipeg Free Press.
“Some of the crimes included burning a Hummer they stole just outside Winnipeg, nearly mowing down a vehicle owner who tried to interrupt a theft in eastern Saskatchewan and scrawling lyrics to a crude rap song over the interior of another car they left behind to be found by the police,” reported the Winnipeg Free Press. This 30-day spree across the Prairies is separate from the spree MPI is seeking to recover damages from, Smiley noted.