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Monday, December 29, 1997
Teens arrested when homeowners return from
holiday trip
LUBBOCK (AP) - A family returned home from a holiday ski trip
to find their house trashed and five teen-agers partying among
their tipped-over Christmas tree and cigarette-burned couch Friday.
A police report said the home reeked of marijuana and was dotted
with animal feces and vomit. Total damage was estimated at nearly
$12,000.
Rick Don Wilson told police he had asked one of the teens to
watch his house. The teen was instructed to feed the family's
two dogs but was not given a key or permission to enter the home,
Wilson said.
When the Wilson family returned from spending the holiday in
Taos, N.M., the teen-agers ran from the home, police said.
The Wilsons managed to stop a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old
in the driveway. Another teen was arrested down the street.
Both the 17-year-old and 18-year-old were charged with burglary
of a habitation and another 17-year-old was charged with possession
of drug paraphernalia and possession of tobacco by a minor.
Two other teen-agers found in the home might be charged with
burglary, police said.
A neighbor said something suspicious had been going on at the
home for the three days.
Police photographed the damage, which included scorched carpeting
throughout the house, a burned table top and entertainment center,
a broken back door, Nativity scene and reindeer.
The police report said no food or water had been set out for
the dogs, and the Wilsons returned to almost empty cupboards.
The report said the teen-agers ate most of the family's food
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