Teens Break into Home to Party

[SHELLY]

Juveniles break into South Walton home, hold party
June 16, 2008 - 10:35AM

Six juveniles and two men who decided to party on the beach, are now charged on various counts of theft and alcohol possession after they broke into a house that didn't belong to them, according to a Walton County Sheriff's Office press release.

The Walton County Sheriff's Office received a call on June 12, around 6:49 a.m. about two vehicles parked in a driveway on Surfside Drive in Santa Rosa Beach that did not belong there. The caretaker called the absentee homeowner and was told no one was suppose to be at his residence. He requested the caretaker to call the sheriff's office and gave permission for authorities to enter the residence.

When deputies arrived they found four juveniles ages 14, 15, 16 and 17 and two other males who were 18. Officers were told that one of the juveniles had invited the other seven over to the residence to drink and swim in the pool and later to spend the night. The seven other individuals were under the impression that the residence belonged to the juvenile's stepfather, according to a spokesman for the Walton County Sheriff's Office.

The owner is not related to the juvenile.

All eight were transported to the Walton County Sheriff's South Walton Sub-Station. The 15-year-old female juvenile, of Santa Rosa Beach, who claimed the owner was her stepfather was charged with one count of burglary, theft of the alcohol from inside the residence and possession of alcohol by person under the age of 21.

All of the juveniles were charged with possession of alcohol by person under the age of 21.

One of the 18-year-olds, of Miramar Beach, was charged with possession of alcohol by person under the age of 21 and also with one count of petit theft. A 17-year-old male juvenile was also charged with one count of petit theft.

Investigators continue to look into the matter and additional charges are pending.


http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/one_8698___article.html/walton_residence.html

 

[ASH]

Yikes! I hope a few parents bust a few arses for stupidity. I can foresee some community service with the kids cleaning up around the house or maybe painting or something else they need right in the heat of the day. Maybe they will think twice about visiting that home again. :angry:

 

[kathydwells]

SHELLY, did you say these were locals, or tourists? :roll:

 

[Miss Kitty]

SHELLY, did you say these were locals, or tourists? :roll:

...I knew this was coming! Bravo!

 

[scooterbug44]

Great parenting and a collective lack of brain cells strikes again!

 

[SHELLY]

SHELLY, did you say these were locals, or tourists? :roll:

The others could be tourists they picked up at the beach.

Maybe this is the 15-year-old-strumpet's idea of a "Stay-cation"

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[Miss Kitty]

This post brings to mind the thread started by a local parent asking about appropriate curfews for a 16 yo. :scratch:

 

[scooterbug44]

There's curfew and then there's never coming home - the neighbors called when the saw cars at 7 AM!

 

[Do Good]

Not that I know the parents of these children, but I doubt it was the parents fault.

Teenagers are cunning, and no matter how many times you call to check up on them-- they can fool you.

I had my niece live with me for two years and learned this the hard way.

My brother once said to me- " I tried everything with her- all the love I could give, all the discipline--- nothing is more powerful than free will."

It stinks these kids would do this, and I do hope they are all disciplined-- but again, it isn't always the parents fault.

 

[scooterbug44]

Guess I'm just old fashioned - I blame the parents if a kid is breaking into a house instead of asleep in their bed. :roll:

I've been thinking on it and there isn't an excuse my parents would accept as to why I was out all night at that age.