BOYS CITED IN CLASSROOM VANDALISM.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LITTLEROCK - Three boys, ages 8 to 13, have been cited for burglary burglary, at common law, the breaking and entering of a dwelling house of another at night with the intent to commit a felony, whether the intent is carried out or not. and vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and in a Jan. 21 break-in at Daisy Gibson School that caused nearly $25,000 in damage, officials said Thursday. A 13-year-old from Littlerock and 8- and 11-year-old brothers from Chatsworth were cited Tuesday after being questioned by investigators. They were released to their parents' custody pending their appearance in Juvenile Court juvenile court Special court handling problems of delinquent, neglected, or abused children. Two types of cases are processed by a juvenile court: civil matters, often concerning care of an abandoned or impoverished child, and criminal matters, arising from antisocial , possibly as early as next week. The boys told authorities they had gone to play basketball at the school, then broke in and vandalized four portable classrooms when they got bored, sheriff's Deputy Dave Miklos said. A teacher called authorities after seeing three boys climbing in the window of a portable classroom. Deputies arrived and found desks, filing cabinets and other furniture toppled over, papers strewn strew tr.v. strewed, strewn or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle. 2. about the floor, personal items smashed on the floor and much of the wreckage wreck·age n. 1. The act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked. 2. Something wrecked. 3. The debris of something wrecked. covered with glue. The cost to clean up and repair the classrooms was estimated at $24,800. |
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