Posted July 23, 2025 04:35am
(KAIR)--Two Atchison teenagers are accused of targeting parked cars to burglarize on the city's Mound Street.
The arrest of the pair of 15-year-olds followed a report that Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson says was received shortly after midnight Monday night/early Tuesday morning, saying several subjects were getting into parked vehicles in the 400 block of Mound Street, the location where Atchison Police responded to investigate.
According to a release from Wilson, the two juveniles were located by officers in the 600 block of Mound Street, where both were taken into custody.
Wilson says both face charges for vehicle burglary, and, after booking, were released to the custody of parents.
Due to their age, names are not made public.
Wilson, in the release, says several vehicles were found by investigators to be have been entered, allegedly by the duo, with one vehicle having miscellaneous items taken from it, which Wilson says have since been recovered.