8 Teens Burglarize, Trash Home In Sonoma County: Police

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Eight teens face charges after they broke into a home while the owners were away and vandalized it, authorities said.

Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies responded shortly before 3:30 a.m. Saturday to the 8200 block of Trenton Road in Forestville, according to police, who said a neighbor saw someone enter the garage of the empty home.

The deputies found a damaged padlock on the garage door and a Toyota truck that had been reported stolen Thursday in Santa Rosa, police said. They surrounded the home and detained the teens, ages 14-16, according to police.

The recently remodeled home was vandalized, with spray-painted walls, damaged sheet rock and holes in the subfloor, according to police.

The teens were booked into juvenile hall on charges of felony vandalism, burglary and related offenses, police said.