Minors Busted Stealing Sports Gear, Rubber Chickens From O.C. School: Police

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – Four juveniles were arrested today after they allegedly broke into a storage container at Brookhaven Elementary School in Placentia and stole sports equipment and rubber chickens.

At 1:33 a.m., officers were dispatched to a burglary in progress at the school at 1851 N. Brookhaven Ave., said Sgt. Adam Gloe of the Placentia Police Department.

A resident in the area saw the juveniles breaking into the storage container on the campus, Gloe said.
Officers arrived on scene within minutes and began setting up a perimeter around the campus, quickly detaining two of the juveniles as they were trying to run away, Gloe said. Those juveniles had property on them that had been stolen from the school, he added.

A short time later, the two other juveniles were found hiding on a playground.

All four juveniles were arrested on suspicion of burglary and transported to the Placentia Police Department for booking, Gloe said. After booking was completed, the juveniles were released to their parents, he said.

The stolen property consisted of miscellaneous sporting equipment and five rubber chickens, Gloe said. All of the stolen property was recovered.

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