A pair of people riding a dirt bike on the footpath in Gonville snatched a woman's handbag as they went past.
Boston Baker is one of the people who was on the bike on July 23. While he says he was a passenger, police say he was the driver.
Regardless,the 17-year-old pleaded guilty in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday to theft from a person.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Drew Morrison said the pair were riding on the footpath on Abbot St with no helmets or protective gear.
They rode past the Gonville shops and did a u-turn in the carpark. Then, as they rode past the victim, one of the pair grabbed the purse out of her hand.
