6 arrested in large vandalism spree

Group allegedly hit more than 100 places across three cities

Published: Saturday, Feb. 16 2013 9:25 p.m. MST

A car window is damaged from a vandalism spree beginning Friday across Kearns, West Valley and West Jordan.

West Valley police

Summary

Two adults and four juveniles were arrested Saturday after police say they went on a destructive vandalism spree across three cities.

KEARNS — Two adults and four juveniles were arrested Saturday after police say they went on a destructive vandalism spree across three cities.

The group is believed to have shot out car or house windows of more than 100 residents over a 20-square mile area in Kearns, West Valley City and West Jordan, causing an estimated $40,000 to $50,000 in damage.

Police started receiving the first vandalism call about 10:30 p.m. Friday. The group was eventually stopped and arrested by West Valley police.

Curtis Ellefsen, 18, and Ricardo Vega, 19, were each booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of felony criminal mischief. In addition, three 17-year olds and one 16-year-old were arrested and booked into juvenile detention.

Unified police detective Ken Hansen said four to five BB guns were also recovered.

— Pat Reavy Twitter: DNewsCrimeTeam

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Pat is a veteran police and courts reporter for the Deseret News and KSL and has covered some of the biggest stories in Utah for the past two decades. He is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BA in journalism.

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