Gilbert police arrested a 17-year-old boy Monday morning after he reportedly stole a Greenfield Junior High School golf cart and drove it until police eventually caught up with him in Mesa, according to a police report.

Police spotted Shawn Thomas driving the golf cart on 32nd Street and Javelina Avenue in Mesa early Monday morning, about four miles north of the school.

As police approached the golf cart, Thomas fled into a nearby neighborhood. Officers deployed their Tasers, "in an attempt to stop his escape," but were unsuccessful, according to the report.

Thomas was eventually caught after a "significant search," and is charged with burglary, criminal damage and false reporting, according to the report.

Another golf cart was reported damaged at the junior high school.

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