US EditionMothers turn in sons to face charges for Florida grade school vandalism worth $50,000 in damage
Two boys, ages 12 and 13, were charged with burglary and criminal mischief after causing $50,000 in damages by vandalizing the media center twice over a weekend.
- Two boys were charged with burglary, trespassing, criminal mischief and theft for causing $50,000 worth of vandalism damage to an elementary school's media center in Deltona, Florida.
- Video showed a shattered glass door, overturned tables and shelves, shredded books and graffiti at the Friendship Elementary School media center.
- The boys, aged 12 and 13, were turned in by their mothers and confessed to the vandalism, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
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Two Florida boys caused a huge amount of damage to culture. The vandals broke into the school library and were then reported by their mother. They are being held accountable for burglary.
Rampaging Florida boys cause $50K in damages to school library — and are turned in by their own moms: cops
Two Florida boys — Felix Romero, 12, and Bentley Wehrly, 13 — allegedly caused over $50,000 in damages to the Friendship Elementary library — and were turned in to police by their own moms, officials said.
Sheriff: Mom turned in kids accused of damaging school
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said 2 teenagers broke into a school library and media center, and caused some $50,000 in damage. Sheriff Chitwood some paint was on the walls and ceiling, a fire extinguisher was discharged; among other damage. After putting our surveillance photos on social media, the boys' moms reportedly called the sheriff's office to turn their children in. FOX 35 is not showing the boys' faces or names due to their ages.
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