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Teens face detention after incidents in Cadiz

CADIZ — Teenage antics landed two boys in juvenile detention Tuesday after police arrested them in separate but related incidents.

The two teens were charged with criminal trespass, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, burglary, theft and underage possession of alcohol.

According to Cadiz police Sgt. Ron Carter, police received reports of several youth on the roof of public defender Adrian Pincola’s building on Monday.

There were reports of youth tearing metal flashing off of the roof and tossing it into the street. Carter said enough debris was present that the street department was called to clean up the roadway. Carter said by the time units arrived, the teenagers fled from the area and couldn’t be found.

“We’re waiting on an estimate, but there was an extensive amount of damage,” Carter said. “We had to use the Cadiz Volunteer Fire Department ladder to go up and take a good look at it.”

The next day Carter received a complaint from the Surefast Convenience store on East Market Street about an alleged theft.

Carter reviewed surveillance footage that showed two youngsters entering the store and then going around behind the store and climbing a fence to get into the back door. The footage shows one suspect emerging from the store with two cases of beer, which he tossed over the fence to his companion before they left the scene. Carter was able to identify both boys and caught up to them later that day. Upon being confronted, the boys — ages 16 and 17 — confessed to the theft from the store and the incident at Pincola’s building, prompting an arrest.

Both boys were transported to the Sargus Juvenile Center facility in St. Clairsville.

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