A bit of good news
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govcampbellWell, it's been a bad day, but here's a ray of sunshine.
Check of suspicious car leads to arrest of 3
By Jason B. Grosky
Staff writer
SALEM -- An out-of-place car seen parked near Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course led investigators to three teenagers now charged with vandalizing the course, police said.
"That was the main break that got us pointed in the right direction," Capt. Robert Larsen said.
George Spates, 17, of 15 Sixth Ave., Haverhill, turned himself in to police after they secured a warrant for his arrest on a criminal mischief charge. He was released on bail and is scheduled for arraignment June 13 in Salem District Court.
A 15-year-old Salem boy and a 16-year-old Haverhill boy were also charged.
Spates and one of the unnamed juveniles also face charges stemming from an April 12 attempted burglary at the course clubhouse, police said. The two juveniles will be scheduled to appear in Salem Family Court at a later date.
Neighbors called police to the Brady Avenue course on the night of April 25 after the teenagers apparently played "crash-up derby" with about a dozen golf carts. One cart was found submerged in a pond.
Officers heard the boys on the course and chased them into swampy woodlands toward the Concord Coach Drive neighborhood. Police also used a thermal imaging camera, but could not track down the boys.
"It wasn't like we were right behind them when we started giving chase," Larsen said. "They had a pretty good lead on our guys at that point."
Police are unsure how the teenagers managed to elude them.
"Anytime you go in the woods, there are a lot of places to hide out there," Larsen said.
The break came the next morning. A neighbor noticed an unfamiliar vehicle that sat parked overnight on Lamplighter Lane, police said. Officers ran a search of the license plate and located the owner -- a friend of Spates who let him borrow the car, Larsen said.
"Suffice to say, discussion with the owner of the car led us to Mr. Spates and the other two juveniles," he said. "We were able to get enough information after that to get the charges."
The course itself suffered no real damage and the vandalism did not impact business, General Manager Mary Campbell said. The overall damage was no less than $5,000, as some of the golf carts may be totaled, she said.
Through the court case, police will seek to have the alleged vandals pay restitution to the golf course, Larsen said.
The 18-hole public course is in its 12th year and is owned by the Campbell family, which includes former 11-term state Rep. Marilyn Campbell and two of her sons -- School Board member Bernard H. Campbell and fire Capt. Kevin Campbell.
Check of suspicious car leads to arrest of 3
By Jason B. Grosky
Staff writer
SALEM -- An out-of-place car seen parked near Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course led investigators to three teenagers now charged with vandalizing the course, police said.
"That was the main break that got us pointed in the right direction," Capt. Robert Larsen said.
George Spates, 17, of 15 Sixth Ave., Haverhill, turned himself in to police after they secured a warrant for his arrest on a criminal mischief charge. He was released on bail and is scheduled for arraignment June 13 in Salem District Court.
A 15-year-old Salem boy and a 16-year-old Haverhill boy were also charged.
Spates and one of the unnamed juveniles also face charges stemming from an April 12 attempted burglary at the course clubhouse, police said. The two juveniles will be scheduled to appear in Salem Family Court at a later date.
Neighbors called police to the Brady Avenue course on the night of April 25 after the teenagers apparently played "crash-up derby" with about a dozen golf carts. One cart was found submerged in a pond.
Officers heard the boys on the course and chased them into swampy woodlands toward the Concord Coach Drive neighborhood. Police also used a thermal imaging camera, but could not track down the boys.
"It wasn't like we were right behind them when we started giving chase," Larsen said. "They had a pretty good lead on our guys at that point."
Police are unsure how the teenagers managed to elude them.
"Anytime you go in the woods, there are a lot of places to hide out there," Larsen said.
The break came the next morning. A neighbor noticed an unfamiliar vehicle that sat parked overnight on Lamplighter Lane, police said. Officers ran a search of the license plate and located the owner -- a friend of Spates who let him borrow the car, Larsen said.
"Suffice to say, discussion with the owner of the car led us to Mr. Spates and the other two juveniles," he said. "We were able to get enough information after that to get the charges."
The course itself suffered no real damage and the vandalism did not impact business, General Manager Mary Campbell said. The overall damage was no less than $5,000, as some of the golf carts may be totaled, she said.
Through the court case, police will seek to have the alleged vandals pay restitution to the golf course, Larsen said.
The 18-hole public course is in its 12th year and is owned by the Campbell family, which includes former 11-term state Rep. Marilyn Campbell and two of her sons -- School Board member Bernard H. Campbell and fire Capt. Kevin Campbell.
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Date: 2005-05-05 01:58 am (UTC)But does the paper have to list the family accolades at the end of every article? :)
Small Town
Date: 2005-05-05 02:03 am (UTC)I guess I never thought about it before. It just always *was*. Probably has something to do with small towns, and needing to come up with more words in an article.
Fry em!
Date: 2005-05-05 01:59 pm (UTC)