Two runaway teens from the New Frontier Boys Home at Dowelltown were taken into custody recently after allegedly committing break-ins and attempted thefts.
The boys, ages 15 and 17, are now in state custody. Their names were not released because they are minors.
According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, the boys ran away from the home on Sunday, October 16. The following day, the Sheriff’s Department received a report that someone had broken into and tried to steal a vehicle on Hannah Branch Road in Liberty. A package of chewing tobacco had also been taken from the automobile.
Later that day, Monday October 17, the Sheriff’s Department received a report of two boys trying to steal a four wheeler on Wolf Creek Road. After being spotted, the boys ran away but a deputy found them later. The officer conducted a search of the boys and found a pack of chewing tobacco in one of their back packs. During questioning, the teens admitted to the vehicle break-in on Hannah Branch Road and another burglary at the Mount Zion Baptist Church on Lower Helton Road, where they entered the church building and took food and water. The boys caused some damage to both the vehicle and church during the burglaries.
The case was investigated by Sheriff’s Department Detectives.
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