MOUNT CARMEL - Ten juveniles have been charged by Officer Matthew Dillman with burglary and related offenses in connection with the theft of numerous items from a residence at 238 S. Poplar St. last month.
Police said the home of Ashlee Kruskie and Tim Stehr was burglarized several times between the beginning of August and Aug. 22.
The victims said they were in the process of moving when someone entered their residence and stole numerous items they planned to take with them to their new home. Police said the juveniles gained entry to several locations at the home and smashed out a storm window.
Over the course of several weeks, the juveniles allegedly stole items ranging from knick knacks to an air conditioning unit. The teens also are accused of consuming alcohol that was inside the home and spreading butter on the kitchen floor to make it slippery.
A 16-year-old Mount Carmel male and his 13-year-old sister were charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, theft, conspiracy to commit theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property.
Several items such as clothes, a flashlight, tin cans and knick knacks that were stolen from the home were recovered at their residence.
A 17-year-old Mount Carmel male was charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, theft, conspiracy to commit theft, receiving stolen property, conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property and criminal mischief.
Police said a knife that was stolen from the residence was recovered in the 17-year-old's bedroom.
The 17-year-old male's 14-year-old sister was charged with criminal trespass and conspiracy to commit criminal trespass.
A 13-year-old male from Mount Carmel was charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, theft, conspiracy to commit theft, receiving stolen property, conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property and criminal mischief.
While the teen was being interviewed by police, he was wearing a T-shirt that he stole from the residence. Several items, including a DVD player, clothes and an air conditioning unit, that were stolen from the residence were found in the juvenile's possession.
A 15-year-old male from Mount Carmel was charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, theft, conspiracy to commit theft, receiving stolen property, conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property, criminal mischief and underage drinking.
Several stolen items, including knives, knife sharpeners and flashlights, were recovered from the teen's bedroom.
A 14-year-old female from Kulpmont was charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, theft, conspiracy to commit theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property.
Several stolen items including clothes were recovered from the teen's residence.
A 16-year-old male from Mount Carmel was charged with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, criminal attempt to commit theft and criminal mischief.
Police said the juvenile and another teen entered the residence to obtain the access code for a WiFi device so they could play a video game.
A 14-year-old female from Mount Carmel was charged with criminal trespass and criminal conspiracy to commit criminal trespass.
A 14-year-old female from Locust Gap was charged with criminal conspiracy to commit burglary, criminal trespass, criminal conspiracy to commit criminal trespass, conspiracy to commit theft and conspiracy to commit receiving stolen property.
All the charges were filed with Northumberland County Juvenile Court Services.