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School burglary suspects turn themselves in

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On March 14, 2011, deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to Hancock Creek Elementary School, located at 1601 Skyline Drive, North Fort Myers, in reference to a past occurred burglary.

When deputies arrived on scene, they learned of a break-in that occurred at the school on Saturday, March 5. Following the incident, several doors were found to be unlocked and one door was propped open. It wasn’t immediately clear if any items were taken during the incident, but candy and marshmallows were found on the floor.

The next school day, officials discovered a two-way Motorola CP 200 radio and a Motorola two-way radio charger missing from a room inside the school.

Video surveillance gathered from the scene around the time of the crime depicts two juveniles on bicycles. Both individuals are believed to be possible suspects in the burglary.

Both suspects have turned themselves in to the Lee County Jail, the Sheriff’s Office reported today. They have been identified as Michael Steven Moll, 14, of 25768 Prada Drive, Punta Gorda, and Austin Raymond Bush, 13, 4501 Kilmer Court, North Fort Myers.

They have each been charged with one count of burglary to a structure and one count of grand theft.