Friday, June 5, 2009

Celebrating Students Accused Of Arson

Youths Found Lighting Book, Paper On Fire Behind School

June 4, 2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Four youths who lit a text book and papers on fire behind a Sacramento school to celebrate the end of the year were cited for arson, police said.

The students -- who are 12 and 13 years old -- were seen by an off-duty sheriff's deputy at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday as they torched the items behind California Middle School on Vallejo Way, a police report said.

The students were released to the custody of their parents, the report said.

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