TEENS BREAK IN TO FOOTBALL STADIUM, HIGH SCHOOL

By Jon Mayhew

LINCOLNTON -- Three teenagers were so excited to get back to school Monday, they were actually caught breaking into part of Lincolnton High's football stadium late Sunday night.

Officer Mark Sain was on routine patrol when he noticed the three juvenile suspects in the lower portion of the football stadium. The Carolina Scoop cannot release the names of the two 14-year-old and one 13-year-old supects because they are underage.

Sain talked to the three teens, who admitted to breaking into the snack bar at the top of the stadium. They took ice cream and sprayed a fire extinguisher inside the snack bar.

Officers discovered the fire extinguisher was labeled "Lincolnton Middle School."

After further questioning, the teens also admitted to entering Lincolnton High School, taking pictures off the walls. Police found the pictures at the juvenile's residences on Deaton Avenue.

The Department of Social Services was called in to investigate why the juveniles were out so late. Officers returned custody of the children to their parents.

Lincolnton High's school resource officer was also notified of the incident. Officers said the students entered the high school through the door near the tennis courts.

The case remains under investigation.