Crime & Safety

15-Year-Old Boys Arrested After Breaking Into Trailer At School: Howard County Police

Two 15-year-old boys have been arrested after police say they broke into a trailer parked at Harper's Choice MS. Someone also entered a HS.

In the overnight hours July 4-5, police say unknown suspects entered Oakland Mills High School located at 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd​. in Columbia. Police say they might have gained access to the building through an unsecured door. Nothing was reported stolen.
In the overnight hours July 4-5, police say unknown suspects entered Oakland Mills High School located at 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd​. in Columbia. Police say they might have gained access to the building through an unsecured door. Nothing was reported stolen. (Shutterstock)

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Two teenage boys face charges after police say they broke into a trailer parked on a school site. A second school building was entered by suspects that same night.

Howard County Police were dispatched to Harper's Choice Middle School located at 5450 Beaverkill Rd. in Columbia on July 4 around 3:15 p.m. A security alarm had been tripped at the school and two 15-year-old teenage boys were found in a trailer on the school property. Nothing was reported stolen and the boys were arrested on the site, according to Howard County Police.

In the overnight hours July 4-5, police say unknown suspects entered Oakland Mills High School located at 9410 Kilimanjaro Rd. in Columbia. Police say they might have gained access to the building through an unsecured door. Nothing was reported stolen.

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