It really does seem to me that they’re just getting younger and younger.
Two children were arrested for allegedly causing a wave of graffiti in New Castle County dating back to August.
Police arrested a 13-year-old boy from West Fifth Street in New Castle on four charges of graffiti and a 15-year-old boy from Sweetbriar Lane in New Castle on three counts of graffiti.
The pair caused more than $2,100 worth of property damage across the county by leaving graffiti “tags,†or messages, on the roofs and sides of area buildings, said New Castle City Police spokesman Lt. Adam Brams.
“One of the kids’ reasoning behind this was he was bored,†Brams said. “The other didn’t give a reason.â€
All of the offenses stem from crimes the pair are believed to have committed during August, but police believe the boys may be linked to other spots of graffiti spread across the city, Brams said. Police arrested the two after roughly a month and a half of investigating more than a half dozen tags. Each tag carried messages with words like “Reno†and “Once,†Brams said.
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