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Hillsborough Co. teens accused of filling unlocked cars with water, soil, motor oil

The sheriff's office said the two boys caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to three cars in the Moss Landing and Rivercrest subdivisions.
Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
The sheriff's office said the two boys caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to three cars in the Moss Landing and Rivercrest subdivisions.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested two teenage boys accused of turning on water hoses inside of cars.

The boys -- aged 15 and 16 -- caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to three separate unlocked cars in the Moss Landing and Rivercrest subdivisions, according to the sheriff's office.

There was about $2,000 of damage to a car between April 14-15 in the Rivercrest Subdivision, the sheriff's office said.

On April 20-21, the sheriff's office said the boys dumped multiple bags of soil in another car's interior and placed a running hose inside in the Moss Landing Subdivision. The damage caused about $1,000.

The same two boys are also accused of entering a third car in the Moss Landing Subdivision, and pouring motor oil on the inside. It caused about $1,000 worth of damage, the sheriff's office said.

The boys each face several felony and misdemeanor charges. Authorities booked the boys into the Hillsborough County Juvenile Assessment Center.

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