Juvenile arrested while he was allegedly in the middle of vandalizing a minivan

On 05-28-2016 at approximately 6:04 PM, Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a male juvenile vandalizing a vehicle in the 29000 block of Highway 20 in Fort Bragg, California.

It was reported the male juvenile was in possession of a screw driver, crowbar and hammer, which were being used to vandalize a gray minivan parked on the edge of the roadway.

While enroute to the location, Deputies received updated information that the minivan had been reported stolen out of the city of Willits.  Deputies had taken a report earlier in the day where contents of the vehicle had been discovered in the area of James Creek, near mile post marker 19 on Highway 20.

Deputies arrived and located a male juvenile in the driver’s seat of vehicle attempting to start the ignition of the vehicle with a screw driver.

The male juvenile was taken into custody for a violation of 496D PC (Possession of Stolen Vehicle) and transported to the Mendocino County Juvenile Hall.