Three Peachtree

City youths were arrested Monday evening for the theft of two golf carts

after two of them were caught on a stolen golf cart near the city's BMX

track where another stolen golf cart had been abandoned in a ditch, police

said.

The youths

were stopped by the owner of the cart that was found in the ditch after

he saw them driving erratically on the cart path, said Police Chief James

Murray.

"They

were checking out the crime scene," Murray said, adding that more

arrests are expected in connection with other golf cart thefts.

The owner of

the cart in the ditch called 911 to report the incident and kept the juveniles

there until police arrived; the third juvenile came to the scene on a

bike, Murray said.

The kids told

the victim they had bought the golf cart they were driving from a black

man for $20, but police determined it had been stolen from the Heel Sew

Quick store at the Braelinn Village shopping center, Murray said.

Although the

identities of the juveniles could not be released, Murray said they were:

A 14-year-old

who lives on Clydesdale Road.

A 13-year-old

who lives on Sweetwater Oaks.

A 12-year-old

who lives on Brookwood Path.

All three juveniles

were charged with theft of a motor vehicle, Murray said.