Two Charged in Theft of Baseball Equipment from OHS

Two 16-year-old boys have been charged burglary in connection with the theft of baseball equipment from a storage shed at earlier this month.

On July 5, a local baseball team storing property in those sheds reported the theft of 28 new baseball bats, several used bats, and numerous baseballs, said. In total, the equipment was valued at $3,000, police said.

Oswego police were subsequently told about a post online offering the stolen equipment for sale. On July 6, police intercepted a transaction in the parking lot of a local business and recovered 14 new Louisville Slugger bats. They charged the seller with possession of stolen property at that time, and found more of the stolen equipment at his house, police said.

After further investigation, police recovered the rest of the stolen property at the home of the second 16-year-old boy. Both were charged with burglary, and both have pending dates in juvenile court, police said.