ORLANDO, Fla. -- He was all smiles walking out of juvenile court Wednesday, but half-an-hour later he was back in handcuffs. Detectives told Channel 9 that the 15-year-old confessed to stealing at least 170 cars.

Wednesday night the teen was back in the juvenile detention center because of a phone call from Eyewitness News. Channel 9 called detectives to ask about Ramon Vigoa while he was still sitting at the juvenile courthouse. That's when it was learned that they were already looking for him on another charge.

"There are several case numbers here; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 I think," a judge said.

And there were actually many more than that. Honda after Honda after Honda were stolen and he was responsible. And 15-year-old Vigoa isn't even old enough to drive.

"He's a very big auto thief. Right now we're up to about 170 auto thefts he's confessed to," said Det. Bill Bartlett of the Orange County Sheriff's Office Auto Theft Unit.

But the judge had to release the teen even though his mom said he violated his curfew. He was all smiles leaving the courthouse, until Channel 9 followed him and told detectives where he was. The auto theft unit wasted no time arresting him for the fourth time.

"He's been very difficult to catch as I said. Right now his name has popped up in a lot of auto theft investigations, so we definitely like to do what we can to make sure he doesn't get out to steal more vehicles," Bartlett said.

Orlando police said there have been more than 300 Hondas stolen in the last nine months. They're working with the sheriff's office to see how many Vigoa is linked to. Accords and Civics have a special window clip thieves can pop out and unlock the door.

"Typical auto thieves know how to capitalize on that one little defect they made and they steal cars very easily," added Bartlett.

Andres Tolosa knows that because his Honda was stolen a few months ago.

"I couldn't believe it. It's an old car and I didn't even know it's one of the top ten most stolen cars. I was surprised," Tolosa said.

Not as surprised as Vigoa, who thought he caught a lucky break in court.

Detectives said he'll be talking to the judge in the coming days and there could be even more charges as they try to link him to even more cases.