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Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s deputies arrested two teenagers who allegedly vandalized several vending machines near the Santa Clarita Skate Park early Sunday morning, and are searching for two others who ran from the scene.
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The call came in shortly before 1 a.m., said Lt. Rob Hahnlein.
“A maintenance worker nearby saw four juveniles vandalizing vending machines at the park,” he said. “Our (sergeant) saw them vandalizing the machines.”
The teens ran when confronted, and two were caught after attempting to flee in a vehicle.
Get live news updates about Santa Clarita by following KHTS on Facebook and KHTS on TwitterThe pair were arrested on suspicion of vandalism and arson.
“They set fire to the machine and made the plexiglass melt,” said Hahnlein, adding that they group had smashed the plexiglass from another machine “to get at the snacks.”
Both minors were released to the custody of their parents. Deputies are still searching for the other two as of 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
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I bet the parents are proud of their young punks. I hope the kids have to pay restitution to the vending machine owners.
The correct punishment is to have the teens WORK to replace the vending machines
And take away their skateboards. Do not require the parents to pay.
Also they should be made to wear some colorful uniform while they WORK.
They will give up the other two just you wait!!
What are juveniles doing out at that time of morning??? Great parenting???
What were the parents doing while the Juveniles were destroying the town? They were caught berfore 1 a.m., far past their curfew. They should never be allowed back to the skate park again.
So totally agree!
My thoughts exactly! That makes the parents responsible and the should pay for the replacement and installation of new machines. The parents should ground them until they work off the cost of the machines, do community service and take away their skateboards until everything is set right.
They need to be put on a chain gang!