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Police arrest 4 teens accused of vandalizing Port Orange elementary school

By FOX 35 News Staff
Updated  February 7, 2023 9:52pm EST
Port Orange
FOX 35 Orlando

Vandals cause $30,000 in damage to Port Orange elementary school

Police in Port Orange are searching for the vandals accused of creating nearly $30,000 in damage at an elementary school.

PORT ORANGE, Fla. - The Port Orange Police Department says its officers have arrested four boys accused of vandalizing an elementary school causing $30,000 in damage. That number could rise once a complete inventory of stolen items is finished, they said. 

Two 14-year-olds, a 15-year-old, and a 16-year-old are charged with trespassing upon school grounds, felony criminal mischief (vandalism), and burglary at Spruce Creek Elementary School on Taylor Road. This all happened around 2 a.m. on Sunday, they said.

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Surveillance video released by police on Monday appears to show four people trying to break into the building – one appears to be using a fire extinguisher to smash something. Police say the vandals damaged several portable classrooms, two storage sheds, and smashed windows to the main building.