Juveniles Charged After Boston Smoke Shop Burglary

BOSTON, MA — Two young boys have been arrested after being accused of vandalizing and attempting to steal from the Bluemoon Smoke Shop on Tremont Street in Boston overnight Friday, Boston police said in a news release.

Officers arrived at the shop around 1:20 a.m., when they found the glass front door damaged and cracked throughout, with "two cement-like rocks" in front of the store, according to police.

Inside the store, officers said they found a 14-year-old boy from Dorchester and a 12-year-old from South Boston loading merchandise into their backpacks.

Around $1,000 worth of stolen merchandise was recovered from the backpacks, police said.

Both boys were arrested and charged with delinquent to wit and breaking and entering a building with intent to commit a felony, police said.

They will both be arraigned at Boston Juvenile Court.