Three arrested for Jackson vandalism

Jackson police made strides Saturday afternoon in a vandalism investigation that has cost residents thousands of dollars. Police arrested two 15-year-old boys and one 14-year-old boy on suspicion of burglary, property damage, arson, trespassing, stealing and tampering with a public utility.

Police say the teens threw items and struck vehicles on East Jackson Boulevard and broke windows at a residence and a business on Old Cape Road. In addition, they allegedly entered a storage building, stole tools from it and used them to vandalize vehicles in the lot of Johannes Auto Salvage, causing $40,000 in damage from broken windows, damaged body parts and several vehicles that were set on fire.

The juveniles are currently incarcerated in the Cape Girardeau County Detention Center.