Juveniles arrested for Konawaena vehicle vanadalism

December 12, 2011 | South Kona

The following media release is from the Hawaii County Police Department:

Big Island police arrested two juveniles on Thursday (December 8th) and one juvenile on Friday (December 9th) in connection with damage to numerous vehicles on a Kona school campus.

Officers from the Community Policing Section arrested the three juveniles on suspicion second-degree criminal property damage after they allegedly caused damage in excess of $1,500 by scratching the paint of 11 vehicles parked on Konawaena School Road during an evacuation drill for the High School.

The juveniles were released pending further investigation.