9- and 12-year-old girls arrested for kindergarten break-in, vandalism

Police arrest two preteen girls for breaking into and vandalizing a public kindergarten in the southern town of Kiryat Gat.

Police were alerted to the vandalism this morning after the kindergarten teachers arrived at the preschool to discover it had been broken into and “completely trashed,” according to a police statement.

A vandalized kindergarten in Kiryat Gat, October 29, 2017. (Israel Police)

The girls, ages 9 and 12, were arrested after police opened an investigation into the “extreme damage” done to the property.

Questioned by the Juvenile Crimes Unit, they admitted to the suspicions against them and apologized.  They were later released from custody and the case has been transferred to the city’s social services department.

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