Crime & Safety

Three Juveniles Arrested for Elementary School Break-In

The estimated damage to 13 classrooms is $50,000.

Fountain Valley Police on Friday arrested three juvenile suspects accused of breaking into and burglarizing Hisamatsu Tamura Elementary School in Fountain Valley.

According to Lt. Ken Hounsley, the estimated damage to the 13 classrooms is $50,000.

The investigation is ongoing, but police said that multiple suspects forced entry into the locked school and accessed the classrooms. The suspects damaged multiple items and removed several laptop computers.

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Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Det. J. Hughes at (714) 593-4485.


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