4 arrested in break-in at John S. Hobart Elementary School in Shirley
Hours after Suffolk County police announced the arrest of two teens who investigators said stole food and drew racist graffiti at a Shirley elementary school in late September, Hate Crimes Unit detectives announced the arrests of two remaining suspects.
The 17-year-old from Shirley and a 16-year-old from Shirley were charged with third-degree burglary and are scheduled for arraignment Thursday in the youth part of First District Court in Central Islip. Police did not release their names because they are juveniles.
The announcement comes not long after police said Hate Crime Unit detectives had arrested Salvatore Davis, 19, of Mastic Beach, Thursday, following the arrest of another teen, identified as Aydan Dellysse-Fox, 19, of Shirley, on Wednesday.
Davis was charged with third-degree burglary. Dellysse-Fox also was charged with burglary.
Police said both Davis and Dellysse-Fox were to be arraigned Thursday in First District Court in Central Islip but no information was available in online records as of Thursday evening.
Police said that on Sept. 26, four males entered the John S. Hobart Elementary School on Van Buren Street, at which time they burglarized and defaced cabinets and a classroom whiteboard.
Police said Dellysse-Fox was arrested following "community tips" received through the Crime Stoppers program and subsequent investigation by Hate Crimes detectives led to the additional arrests.
Earlier, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison praised the Crime Stoppers program, citing its importance to investigations conducted by department officers and detectives.
"One of the most valuable tools the Suffolk County Police Department utilizes is its outreach to the community through Crime Stoppers," Harrison said in a statement, adding: "Following the issuance of a Crime Stoppers alert on this case, an arrest was made within days due to helpful information called into the anonymous hotline. In addition to thanking residents for their support in this case, I commend the detectives of the Hate Crimes Unit for their diligence on this burglary."
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