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Source: XtraMSN

A 17 year-old high school student faked the theft of his 2002 BMW M3 in order to collect insurance money to upgrade to a Bentley, Seattle police said.

The teen, a student of Skyline High School in Sammamish, a suburb of Seattle, had reported the car stolen earlier this week, said Michael Chiu, a spokesman for the police in Bellevue, another suburb located between Seattle and Sammamish.

Police in another town found the US$47,000 BMW being stripped and arrested four suspects, who connected the teen to the theft, leading to his arrest.

"That investigation led us to believe that he wanted to upgrade to a Bentley," Chiu said.

Bentleys, featured frequently in US hip-hop videos, have a suggested retail price of US$160,000 for the Continental GT coupe and $240,000 for the Arnage sedan.

The BMW was in the name of the teen's mother name but was used as his vehicle, Chiu said. The student was released to his mother, and prosecutors are considering charges.

techystuff2003 - 4/24/2005 5:43:16 PM

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If he was black he would have gone to Jail no questions asked (prosecuters are considering charges)

techystuff2003 - 4/24/2005 5:56:53 PM

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If he was black he would have gone straight to Jail no parents involved ( Prosecuters considering charges)