Three Milford juveniles are facing charges after a string of break-ins and vandalism that left two public schools and the town library damaged, including a racial slur scrawled across school signage, according to Milford police. Investigators say the incidents happened late last week and were pieced together through surveillance footage and tips to school resource officers, then detailed in a department release that also shared photos from the scenes.
How police traced the vandalism
In a press release, the Milford Police Department said detectives found multiple cases of vandalism and property destruction at Stacy Middle School and Memorial Elementary School, then pulled CCTV footage from those campuses along with the Milford Public Library. The review showed the damage occurred last Friday and Saturday, according to the release.
With help from school resource officers, investigators said they identified three juveniles as suspects. The department reported that the vandalism included a racial slur written on school signage, language police described as hateful in their summary of the case…