Sheriff Searches For 1 More Juvenile In Homewood Acres Vandalism

HOMEWOOD, IL — Sheriff's police are looking for one more juvenile in connection to the vandalism at Homewood Acres Fire Station over Memorial Day Weekend.

According to a press release from the sheriff's office, one boy has already been arrested in the incident which caused nearly $100,000 worth of damage to the volunteer station. The boy is facing one charge of burglary.

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Security camera footage from the event appeared to show two boys throwing a rock into the window of the station and then joining two other young boys inside. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said they now know there were only two boys involved in the damage but that the duo left the station in the midst of ripping apart furniture and walls to change their clothes and come back.

Authorities are still looking for the other boy. Parents are asked to check on their children's whereabouts from 8:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 28.

Anyone who recognizes the child in the following images or has information on the burglary and vandalism is asked to call the sheriff's office at 708-865-4896 or 847-635-1188.

A GoFundMe started to cover some of the losses had raised almost $14,000 as of Friday.