In The Interest of A. C., a child.

The evidence supported the juvenile court's adjudication of delinquency on one count of theft by receiving stolen property after an officer observed the juvenile running from a stolen vehicle.

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McMillian, Judge.A. C. appeals his adjudication of delinquency by the juvenile court on one count of theft by receiving stolen property. As his sole enumeration of error, A. C. asserts that the evidence was insufficient to support the juvenile court’s determination. We disagree and affirm.

In reviewing the delinquency adjudication in this case, “we construe the evidence and every inference from the evidence in favor of the juvenile court’s adjudication to determine if a reasonable finder of fact could have found, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the juvenile committed the acts charged.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) In the Interest of D. D., 310 Ga. App. 329, 330-31 (1) (713 SE2d 440) (2011). We must also “keep[] in mind that it is for the trier of fact, not this Court, to weigh this evidence, resolve any conflicts in the evidence, and assess the credibility of witnesses.” (Citations and punctuation omitted.) In the Interest of H. A., 311 Ga. App. 660, 661 (716 SE2d 768) (2011).So viewed, the evidence showed that a white GMC 2500 was stolen from Allen Strickland’s business at approximately 2:00 a.m. on the morning of April 17, 2015. The next day, a lieutenant with the Valdosta Police Department, while responding to a reported burglary in progress, was notified to be on the lookout for a white pickup truck in the area of the purported burglary. The lieutenant spotted a truck matching the description in the report and began to follow it. He lost sight of the truck briefly, and when he saw it again it was sitting empty in the street, with the doors on both the passenger’s and driver’s sides standing open. The lieutenant then observed two males running northwest, about 50 to 100 feet away, one of whom was wearing a red T-shirt and light-colored blue jean shorts. He called in his location and a description of what he had observed, including the suspects’ clothing.

In The Interest of A. C., a child.

The evidence supported the juvenile court's adjudication of delinquency on one count of theft by receiving stolen property after an officer observed the juvenile running from a stolen vehicle.

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