Crime & Safety
2 Minors Accused Of Crime Spree Causing $700,000 In Damage
The two minors face 13 felony charges. They've been accused of burning down a home, vandalizing 5 others, and stealing from schools.
PUYALLUP, WA — The Pierce County Sheriff's Department has arrested two minors who deputies say were behind a string of crimes that caused over $700,000 in damage.
According to investigators, the two suspects, ages 15 and 17, recently burned down a home and vandalized five others. All of the incidents took place at a new housing development under construction in the South Hill area.
Damage from the burned home totaled $624,636, with the other vandalism causing an additional $95,000 in damage. Images from the crime scenes show broken glass, punched in walls, and doors torn off their hinges.
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On top of those incidents, deputies say the duo also caused about $4,675 in damage to local schools — with two burglaries at Woodland Elementary School and a vandalism incident at Firgrove Elementary — and stole $1,300 worth of tablets.
The two suspects were identified through fingerprints left at several of the crime scenes, investigators said. They have since been arrested and charged with a combined 13 felonies.
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