Teen pushed by Bay View H.S. teacher's aide arrested in connection to dealership break-in

MILWAUKEE -- Another arrest in the recent dealership break-ins. One teen has been in the news before as a victim. Police confirm the 14-year-old shown on video being shoved by a Bay View High School teachers aide back in April, has been arrested in connection to the John Amato Hyundai dealership break-in which occurred on Monday, May 16th.

The 14-year-old is one of several teens police say broke into the John Amato Hyundai dealership located at 8301 N. 76th Street (near 76th and Dean). He was found near one of the stolen cars that same day in the 2800 block of 23rd Street.

It's not his first run-in with the law. FOX6 News has learned this teen has a criminal history -- something city leaders say is common among young offenders they've been catching.

The former Bay View High School teacher's aide was caught on video in the classroom grabbing a student. But Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donovan says in his opinion, "victim" might not be the proper characterization for the student in it.

"There are certain young people, and older people for that matter, that feel they're untouchable. And that they're not going to be held accountable. To me that's the greatest child abuse anyone could commit," said Donovan.

Donovan says he wasn't surprised to hear that same teen was arrested recently connected to a break-in at John Amato Hyundai in Milwaukee on Monday. Seven vehicles were stolen.

"For a subset of neighborhood offenders, this is a way of having a reputation and having street cred," said Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn.

And the Milwaukee police chief says many times these teens are repeat offenders. That's the case here, FOX6 has learned the 14-year-old in the video from Bay View High School has a record.

Right before this incident at the school, he was being sentenced at the Juvenile Justice Facility for attacking a man in January, then stealing his phone.

"The police are doing their jobs in many respects by arresting these individuals but often times they're arrested and they end up right back on the street. Something needs to be done," said Donovan.

Police say they've made five arrests in recent auto dealership burglaries and are seeking other suspects. They still have to recover two more cars stolen from the John Amato Hyundai dealership.