Sibley, Iowa — Charges have now been filed in the case of the burglary/vandalism incident that happened during the Christmas Break at Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School.
According to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, they have filed charges against two Osceola County juveniles in connection with the incident. Authorities say the pair have been charged with Trespassing, a Simple Misdemeanor, and Criminal Mischief, which is a Class “D” Felony.
The Sheriff’s Office says the youths are alleged to have entered the Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School and defaced property using spray paint, damaging musical instruments, and other damage. Authorities estimate the damage to be between $5-thousand and $10-thousand.
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Original Story: Posted December 29, 2016
Sibley, Iowa — A dollar estimate of damage isn’t yet available for a burglary/vandalism incident that happened sometime over the Christmas Break at Sibley-Ocheyedan Middle School.
Osceola County Chief Deputy Sheriff Kevin Wollmuth says the perpetrator, or perpetrators entered the school sometime after December 23rd.
The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office has provided us with a photo that shows three band instruments that were destroyed by the vandals, and Wollumth tells us exactly what the twisted pieces of brass in the photo (photo is shown at right) USED to be.
Chief Deputy Wollmuth says there were other acts of vandalism done, as well.
He says that donations from the community have been pooled to be used as a reward. As of early this (Thursday, December 29th) afternoon, that reward totaled $3-hundred. Wollmuth says if you have any information, please contact authorities.
The telephone number for the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Sibley is 712-754-2556, and is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Although the total amount of damage done is still being tabulated, the musical instruments alone will bring the eventual total into the thousands of dollars.
