Three teenagers who are either present or former students at McGavock High School have been arrested for burglarizing and vandalizing several portable classrooms at McGavock Elementary School overnight Monday.
The three are also suspected in burglaries at Pennington Elementary School, 2817 Donna Hill Drive, that were discovered on February 12, February 20, and February 26, as well as an additional burglary at McGavock Elementary on February 12.
The break in the case came Tuesday when McGavock High School Resource Officers Mark Wells and Mitchell Burgess noticed a car in the high school’s parking lot that very closely resembled a vehicle recorded by a surveillance system during one of the burglaries. That car belonged to a 16-year-old McGavock 11th grader. He was interviewed by Detectives Jeff Ball and Ricky Stewart and admitted to taking part in the burglaries.
Subsequent investigation led to the identification of the two other suspects, who are ages 15 and 17. They were arrested at the 15-year-old’s home on Weona Drive. Stashed inside the home and in a backyard tree house were the fruits of the burglaries, including computer equipment, stereo equipment, and a variety of sports equipment.
All three teens were taken to juvenile detention on six counts of burglary and five counts of vandalism. The vandalism charges stem from the discharge of fire extinguishers at McGavock Elementary and the ransacking of the classrooms.
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