Update: Second teen suspect arrested in connection to breaking into 2 Hilo schools

10:45 p.m. Friday update: The second juvenile suspect captured on surveillance video breaking into and vandalizing two Hilo schools is in custody.

A parent brought the 14-year-old boy to Waiākea Elementary School to tell the principal he was one of the two teens in video surveillance that posted on social media.

Hawai‘i Island police responded to the school and arrested the boy. He is facing the following charges:

• Second-degree burglary
• Second-degree criminal property damage
• Fourth-degree criminal property damage
• Two counts of fourth-degree theft

The first juvenile suspect, a 15-year-old boy, was also arrested Friday. Both teens are not students of either Waiākea campuses.

The second juvenile was released to his parent to separate the two suspects and issued a Notice to Appear in Family Court for July 23 at 8:30 a.m.

Original post: A 15-year-old boy is facing criminal charges after breaking into and vandalizing two different school campuses in Hilo earlier this week.

On Thursday afternoon, a family member of the juvenile turned the teen in at Hilo Police Station after identifying him from video surveillance footage, which had been posted on social media. The boy is facing the following charges:

• Second-degree burglary
• Second-degree criminal property damage
• Fourth-degree criminal property damage
• Two counts of fourth-degree theft

The charges stem from two incidents that occurred early Wednesday morning at Waiākea Elementary School and Waiākea Intermediate School on Puainako Street, in Hilo. According to police, two individuals were observed on video surveillance breaking a glass window and entering into the Administration office at Waiākea Elementary School.

The two individuals removed several items from within the office and caused damage when they sprayed the contents of two fire extinguishers, later determined to have been stolen from a shed secured within a fenced play court on the Waiākea Intermediate School campus.

The juvenile was remanded to the custody of the State, and placed at the Family Intervention Services home in Hilo. The investigation is being routed to the Hawai’i County Prosecuting Attorney’s office and Family Court.

Anyone with information on the identity of the second culprit is encouraged to call Detective Kelsey Kobayashi of the Area I Juvenile Aid Section at 808-961-8883, or at email address kelsey.kobayashi@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the island-wide Crime Stoppers number at 808-961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.