Summertime boredom, vacant vacation rental homes and youthful indiscretion have converged to foment a recent spate of break-ins on St. Armands and Lido keys.
In recent weeks, trespassers, typically in their late teens and early 20s, have gained access to empty residences to hold parties. The first reported incident of the summer occurred at 551 S. Washington Drive on St. Armands and, most recently, two at 460 N. Washington Drive.
The discovery of an incident at 551 S. Washington Drive after Memorial Day weekend came when a real estate agent arrived to find empty alcohol bottles strewn throughout the house. The crime scene, however, was contaminated and evidence thrown out before law enforcement was called to investigate…