Somehow, I suspect this is not the first time Jr. has bragged to his dad about how much he stole. That kind of direct and boastful behavior is how I would expect one car thief to speak to another car thief, hoping to impress.
Perhaps the son pushed it this time, by stealing from a cop. That, according to the father, was over the top. Whatever the background, this dad did the right thing.
Perp is a real sweetheart. He will be dead or get life in prison before he turns 25. What a piece of work.
I would never, ever hand someone I care about over to the tender mercies of any police dept.
Reminds me of the story where a father executed his pleading son because he sexually molested a child.
Turning him in is more likley to save his - and potentially others - life/lives...aiding and abetting our kids to become serious criminals is wrong on every facet ""If anyone causes one of these little ones--those who believe in me--to stumble, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. "....