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Drunk and firing guns: Police detain 2 teens after a joy ride in a Waymo in Northern California [View all]
https://apnews.com/article/waymo-arrest-teens-san-mateo-police-d7163a63087671c784c1afb4eda8653ePolice detain 2 teens after a joy ride in a Waymo in Northern California
BY JAIMIE DING
Updated 5:42 PM PDT, July 8, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police detained two 15-year-olds who they say were drinking and shooting water beads while riding in a self-driving Waymo after the company alerted law enforcement in Northern California and remotely forced the vehicle into a parking lot, officials said.
San Mateo police officers stopped and searched the vehicle Monday afternoon after a Waymo representative contacted them, department spokesperson Jeanine Luna said.
Photos from a bystander shared with a local TV station showed the teens hanging out of the Waymo’s windows. Police say they determined they were drinking in the car and shooting Orbeez, which are soft, water-absorbent polymer beads, out into the streets.
Waymo pulled the vehicle over into a parking lot and let officers know they were doing so.
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