A teenage boy was released to his parents custody after police caught him with evidence of a BB gun vandalism spree in his car.
New Castle County Police caught up to the 17-year-old in the parking lot of a business near Route 202 after witnesses thumbed the car in a series of BB gun shootings in the Dartmouth Woods and Chalfonte sections of Wilmington. The damage was done to cars, cars window, home windows and siding Monday night, said investigators.
An initial investigation led police to believe the driver -- along with a second shooting suspect -- drove around the neighborhoods firing. Damage was reported along Ramblewood Drive, Brandywood Drive, Sturbridge Drive, Berwyn Road, Raven Road, Landon Drive, Breeze Point Drive and other streets, said police.
Later that night, police closed in on the Brandywine Hundred teen's vehicle and found evidence linking him to the vandalism in his car, said investigators.
Police took the teen -- who wasn't identified since he is charged as a minor -- into custody without incident and charged him with 24 counts of criminal mischief, said police. A judge released the boy to his parents.
The search continued for a second suspect in the vandalism. Police asked to contact NCCPD Det. N. Sexton at 302-395-8100 or 302-573-2800 or by email.
