10 teens arrested after dozens of cars broken into at Cleveland hotel over the weekend

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Authorities took 10 youngsters into custody Sunday following a vehicle break-in spree on the metropolis’s east aspect, Cleveland police said in a assertion.

Police said they have been first called to the Hilton Garden Inn on Carnegie Avenue for studies a number of cars had been broken into on the property. Upon arrival police said they discovered at least 24 autos confirmed indicators of potential theft.

An investigation between a number of police districts discovered that more autos have been broken into around that same time from East 14th Street all the means to East a hundred and twentieth Street. Police said that by 12:45 p.m. they found out a sample of the thieves and decided they have been utilizing two stolen autos to get from place to place.

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Tracking one of the autos to the 2100 block of Columbus Road, the suspects reportedly stole a third car. They also deserted another car and stole a fourth.

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Police said they ultimately discovered the teens hiding out at an deserted residence building on the 2600 block of Loop Avenue. They also took three weapons from the property.

Here are the record of teens arrested in this case, according to police. As they’re largely juveniles, police will not be naming the suspects:

• 12-year-old male, Cleveland

• 14-year-old feminine, Cleveland

• Two 14-year-old males, Cleveland

• 15-year-old male, Cleveland

• 15-year-old feminine, Richmond Heights

• 16-year-old male, Cleveland

• 16-year-old feminine, Cleveland

• 17-year-old male, Maple Heights

• 18-year-old feminine, Akron

Charges will not be yet official, but police said all have been arrested “after being found trespassing in an unoccupied structure with the intent to commit a felony.”

Potential prices embrace grand theft of motor autos, breaking and coming into, receiving stolen property, obstructing justice and more.

“It is both deeply troubling and unacceptable to see teenagers engaging in such audacious and disruptive criminal behavior,” Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said in a assertion. “The scale of the damage inflicted is significant, and our investigation is ongoing. What the public can take
confidence in is this: arrests have been made, and those responsible will face the full weight of the justice system.”

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