2 girls charged in Englewood break-in, vandalism
Two girls, ages 12 and 13, are facing burglary and criminal mischief charges in Marion County Juvenile Court in connection with a weekend break-in that caused thousands of dollars in damage at Englewood Elementary School.
Police arrested the girls Tuesday evening and transported them to the juvenile department, Salem police spokeswoman Angela Hedrick said. They appeared in court Wednesday morning.
Troy Gregg, the Marion County Juvenile Department director, confirmed the charges.
Juvenile court records are generally confidential under state law, and Salem Reporter does not typically identify minors charged with crimes in juvenile court.
A school employee discovered on Sunday that the north Salem elementary school had been broken into and vandalized, with graffiti on the walls, classroom posters torn down and some items stolen.
School started two and a half hours late for Englewood on Monday to give teachers time to put their classrooms back in order and catalog missing items.
Salem-Keizer School District officials on Monday estimated the damage to the school at over $10,000. District spokeswoman Emily Reverman said Thursday she did not have an updated estimate and did not know which school the girls attended.
Contact reporter Rachel Alexander: [email protected] or 503-575-1241.
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Rachel Alexander is Salem Reporter’s managing editor. She joined Salem Reporter when it was founded in 2018 and covers education, economic development and a little bit of everything else. She’s been a journalist in Oregon and Washington for over a decade and is a past president of Oregon's Society of Professional Journalists chapter. Outside of work, you can often find her gardening or with her nose buried in a book.
