Four juveniles arrested for vandalism
Published 9:23 am Friday, August 30, 2024
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested four juveniles after investigating three separate reports of vandalism.
Four male juveniles were arrested for vandalism that occurred at Paul Angelle Park in Cecilia three times and one incident at Cecilia Junior High during the last two weeks.
One juvenile was arrested on two counts of institutional vandalism, two counts of criminal trespassing, two counts of intentional littering and one count of criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti.
Another juvenile was arrested on three counts of institutional vandalism, two counts of criminal trespassing, two counts of intentional littering and one count of criminal damage to property by defacing with graffiti.
The third juvenile was charged with two counts of institutional vandalism, one count of criminal trespassing and count of intentional littering.
The last juvenile was arrested on one count of institutional vandalism, one count of criminal trespassing and intentional littering.
Following their arrests they were released to the custody of their guardians.
“We would like to encourage parents to please be aware of their children’s whereabouts to avoid this type of criminal behavior,” according to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office.