Solon Teens Caught After Breaking Into Home

Charges are pending against four Solon teens after say they broke into a home on Ridgecliff Drive on the 4th of July.

At about 7:40 p.m. on July 4, a woman was cutting through a neighbor's yard on the way to the city fireworks and noticed a broken basement window. She knew the family was out of the country, so she called the police.

Police came to the house and searched it. No one was inside, so officers began searching a wooded area near the house. They found the broken window in some bushes, and also heard voices and smelled marijuana, according to the police report.

Police found the teens at a make-shift fort, which contained benches stolen from the Solon Community Park. They found a Playstation 2 in the teens' possession, which police believe was stolen from the house.

The teens, aged 14 to 16, were arrested and later released to their parents. Charges are pending.