LAKEPORT, Calif. – Help from the community has led to police arresting two teenage boys for vehicle theft, vandalism and tampering.
At noon on Friday the Lakeport Police Department put out a request for public assistance to help identify two male subjects who were involved in a series of vehicle tampering/vandalism/theft cases that occurred in a Lakeport neighborhood early Friday morning, as Lake County News has reported.
Throughout the day, several Lakeport Police officers continued to investigate these cases. Then, during the early afternoon hours, police said they received leads as to the identity of both subjects.
Officers followed up and confirmed the identities of the two subjects, who are 15-year-old males from Lakeport, police said in a followup report.
Police found the teens at different times during the afternoon and at different locations where they were arrested for various charges related to the cases, the department reported.
One of the boys was cited and released to a parent, police said, while the other was taken into custody and transferred to the Lake County Juvenile Probation Department for further adjudication.
“We sincerely thank the many members of the public who provided information which quickly led to all of these cases being solved,” the Lakeport Police Department said in its Friday afternoon followup report. “We would like to remind the public to continue to report all suspicious activity, persons and vehicles to us immediately. With your assistance we can work as a team to keep Lakeport safe and crime free.”
Police identify and arrest teen suspects in Lakeport vehicle theft, vandalism and tampering cases
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