Police Blotter: Teens accused of torching bushes
December 8, 2012 8:52PM
Updated: January 10, 2013 6:27AM
Two teens were arrested after allegedly setting bushes on fire Tuesday in Minooka.
About 2:30 p.m. some bushes were set ablaze on public property in the 200 block of Rivers Edge Drive. Officers saw a 16-year-old Channahon boy and a 17-year-old Minooka boy walking nearby and learned the 16-year-old had started the fire with a cigarette, Police Chief Justin Meyer said.
He was charged with vandalism while both boys were charged with marijuana possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. They were released to parental custody.
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