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Mailbox Vandals
By Yona Gavino
CREATED JUN. 9, 2013
MERTON - One adult and four teenage boys were taken into custody after they’re accused of firing into a home while people were inside at the time. They also burned and shot mailboxes. It was a frightening ordeal.
Travis Fallon discovered that his mailbox had been burned down. It's now melted into his grass.
I spoke to the Sheriff's Department who told me the group most likely used gas or lighter fluid to burn it down. They arrested the teens, ages 15 to 17, at a Merton house and confiscated two shotguns.
The Sheriff’s Department say they don't know if it was the parents' shotguns that the boys used. They didn't just shoot at mailboxes. They also shot at street signs. These are the mailboxes the boys fired at.
Travis Fallon’s wife saw the cops in the neighborhood.
“I was scared,” says Sheryl Fallon. “They had their guns out, and I thought, I have kids. If somebody's dangerous, I should probably know this."
The Sheriff's Department says three of the teens were released. But the fourth teen will be turned over to the Juvenile Center.
Read the full article at: www.620wtmj.com/news/local/210776711.html
Mailbox Vandals
By Yona Gavino
CREATED JUN. 9, 2013
MERTON - One adult and four teenage boys were taken into custody after they’re accused of firing into a home while people were inside at the time. They also burned and shot mailboxes. It was a frightening ordeal.
Travis Fallon discovered that his mailbox had been burned down. It's now melted into his grass.
I spoke to the Sheriff's Department who told me the group most likely used gas or lighter fluid to burn it down. They arrested the teens, ages 15 to 17, at a Merton house and confiscated two shotguns.
The Sheriff’s Department say they don't know if it was the parents' shotguns that the boys used. They didn't just shoot at mailboxes. They also shot at street signs. These are the mailboxes the boys fired at.
Travis Fallon’s wife saw the cops in the neighborhood.
“I was scared,” says Sheryl Fallon. “They had their guns out, and I thought, I have kids. If somebody's dangerous, I should probably know this."
The Sheriff's Department says three of the teens were released. But the fourth teen will be turned over to the Juvenile Center.
Read the full article at: www.620wtmj.com/news/local/210776711.html