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Mothers Turn in Sons to Face Charges for Florida Grade School Vandalism Worth $50,000 in Damage

The boys face multiple charges including burglary and criminal mischief after causing $50,000 in damage to a school library, as their mothers cooperated with authorities.

  • On Monday, two boys aged 12 and 13 were taken into custody for causing more than $50,000 in damage after breaking into the media center of Friendship Elementary School in Deltona, Florida.
  • According to the sheriff's office, the boys gained unauthorized access to the school on Saturday during the day and came back at night to cause additional damage.
  • Authorities discovered broken glass doors, disrupted furniture, torn books, wall markings, and extensive damage to the library's media center, as revealed by surveillance and body camera recordings.
  • The boys confessed to vandalism causing at least $50,000 in damage and face charges of two counts each of burglary and trespassing, plus criminal mischief and theft.
  • Their mothers identified and turned them in voluntarily, and officials released photos and video evidence implicating the suspects to the public.
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2 boys turned in by their moms after allegedly causing over $50K in damage to school library

Two boys have been arrested after deputies say they broke into an elementary school library and caused more than $50,000 in damage.

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Mothers turn in sons to face charges for Florida grade school vandalism worth $50,000 in damage

Investigators say two boys who allegedly caused $50,000 worth of vandalism damage to a central Florida elementary school are facing charges.

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Mothers turn in sons to face charges for Florida grade school vandalism

Investigators say two boys who allegedly caused $50,000 worth of vandalism damage to a central Florida elementary school are facing charges

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Central Florida moms turn in sons accused of destroying library

Two Central Florida moms turned their sons over to deputies after they allegedly destroyed an elementary school library. The two boys, ages 12 and 13, confessed to the incident that caused at least $50,000 worth of vandalism at Friendship Elementary School in Deltona, according to a Facebook post from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. The Sentinel is not identifying the boys because they are minors. They are accused of breaking into the schoo…

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Boy, teen accused of damaging school library turned in by their mothers, deputies say

Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been charged with vandalizing Friendship Elementary School in Deltona, causing $50,000 in damage.

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Florida moms turn in sons who caused $50K worth of damage to elementary school

Surveillance cameras caught the boys shattering glass doors and ransacking the media center, resulting in at least $50,000 in damage.

·San Francisco, United States
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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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