Cops: Teens Vandalized East Shawnee Trail Home

An East Shawnee Trail resident came home to find things looking a little different than when she left—and not for the better, police said.

The resident reported someone entered her home and made holes in the sheetrock, spray-painted graffiti at the home and smashed flower pots on the carpet, police said. Silverware and a microwave oven were also missing from the home, police said.

Officers later identified three 15-year-olds in connection with the incident, police said. All three have been charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Jefferson Police Captain Eric Wilsusen did not provide details on how the three teens were identified as suspects, and only said they were connected to the crime "over the normal course of the investigation."

Detective Steve Muller is investigating.

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