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    Ews Release: Police Arrest Juvenile For Purposely Damaging Fire Alarm System in Multi-Unit Building That Was Occupied

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    A 15-year-old juvenile was arrested for purposely damaging the fire alarm system in a multi-unit apartment building in Riverside, Illinois that was occupied at the time. When police and fire officials investigated an activated fire alarm, they discovered the basement had been flooded from a garden hose. This caused over $1000 in damage and rendered the alarm system out of service. The juvenile admitted to soaking the alarm panel and pull stations in an attempt to get rid of spiders, but police called his explanation ridiculous since his actions put occupants at risk. He was charged with felony criminal damage to property and the fire alarm system, along with reckless conduct.

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    A 15-year-old juvenile was arrested for purposely damaging the fire alarm system in a multi-unit apartment building in Riverside, Illinois that was occupied at the time. When police and fire officials investigated an activated fire alarm, they discovered the basement had been flooded from a garden hose. This caused over $1000 in damage and rendered the alarm system out of service. The juvenile admitted to soaking the alarm panel and pull stations in an attempt to get rid of spiders, but police called his explanation ridiculous since his actions put occupants at risk. He was charged with felony criminal damage to property and the fire alarm system, along with reckless conduct.

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    A 15-year-old juvenile was arrested for purposely damaging the fire alarm system in a multi-unit apartment building in Riverside, Illinois that was occupied at the time. When police and fire officials investigated an activated fire alarm, they discovered the basement had been flooded from a garden hose. This caused over $1000 in damage and rendered the alarm system out of service. The juvenile admitted to soaking the alarm panel and pull stations in an attempt to get rid of spiders, but police called his explanation ridiculous since his actions put occupants at risk. He was charged with felony criminal damage to property and the fire alarm system, along with reckless conduct.

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    09 July 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    Contact: Chief Weitzel tweitzel@riverside.il.us 708.447.2127 - Follow RPD on Twitter @pdriverside




    Police Arrest Juvenile for Purposely Damaging Fire Alarm System
    in Multi-Unit Building that was Occupied
    Bizarre case ends in felony arrest for juvenile
    On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 1:02 p.m. the Riverside Police Department responded to a call to assist
    the Riverside Fire Department on an activated fire alarm at 109 Lincoln Avenue, Riverside. This is a multi-
    unit apartment building that encompasses the addresses of 109 Lincoln, 111 Lincoln and 113 Lincoln.
    There are three separate building addresses that are connected through the same fire alarm suppression
    system.
    When the police officers arrived, they met with the fire department who advised that the activation
    originated from the basement of 109 Lincoln. When fire and police officials inspected the basement, they
    found the basement had been sprayed with a garden hose. There were puddles of water all over the
    basement including on the alarm panel board and the fire alarm pull stations. Both the alarm system and
    pull stations were soaked which then caused the activation. There were actually two separate activations.
    The Riverside Fire and Police Departments first received activation for a fire alarm on the panel that was
    located in the basement and then received a second alarm for separate pull stations within the complex at
    109 Lincoln.
    When the police and fire officials walked outside of the basement, they noticed that there was a male
    juvenile standing in the stairway and he was covered in water. When initially questioned, the juvenile said
    he was playing with water at a friend's house that was located on 100 bock of Forest Avenue, which is
    approximately one block from the scene. When police advised that they would check this information out,
    the juvenile stated that he had purposefully soaked the fire alarm panel and pull stations. The juvenile
    was taken into custody with his father on the scene and transported to the police station.
    After conferring with building maintenance for the complex and the fire department, it was determined that
    the damage to the system was in the thousands of dollars and a full estimate for complete damage was
    unavailable at the time of the call.
    EWS RELEASE
    RIVERSIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT
    31 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546
    When the juvenile was asked why he would purposely damage the system, he only stated that he was
    having problems with spiders in his apartment and believed that they originated from the basement so he
    was going to soak the entire basement to get rid of spiders.
    Charged by Riverside Police with felony criminal damage to property, felony criminal damage to
    fire/alarm system and reckless conduct was a 15-year-old male juvenile of Riverside.
    Riverside Police Thomas Weitzel stated, The apartment and condo complex was occupied at the time of
    this incident and the fire alarm suppression system is still out of service and may take several days to
    completely repair. The statement given by the juvenile that he was trying to rid the building of spiders is
    completely ridiculous.

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