A Hope juvenile was arrested on theft and drug charges Friday after being reported to police by his aunt.

Hope Police officers were called to the 200 block of South Greening on a report of theft of property.

The owner of the residence told the officers that her nephew had hid several “plants” behind the residence just prior to their arrival. The officers observed what they believed to be nine marijuana plants.

The owner of the residence reported that numerous personal items, including clothes and jewelry had recently been found to be missing from the residence.

The juvenile male was arrested and charged with Theft of Property over $1,000, Manufacturing a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

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