A 15-year-old from Ramat Gan has been charged with deliberately smashing the windshield of a Border Police vehicle parked in Tel Aviv, after security cameras captured him hurling a large rock at the car and running away, Israel Police said.
Teen Indicted Over Vandalism
Teen Indicted for Smashing Police Windshield
Security camera footage shows a 15-year-old from Ramat Gan hurling a large rock through the windshield of a parked Border Police vehicle before fleeing.
The footage, which investigators found during the inquiry and police have now released, shows the teenager walking up to the front of the parked vehicle. The car belongs to the Border Police's National Guard unit. He pauses in front of the windshield, raises a large rock and slams it into the glass. As the windshield shatters, he turns and flees. Police described the video as a central part of the evidence against him.
According to police, investigators from the Tel Aviv South station opened the case last week after receiving a report that the windshield of a police vehicle parked in the city had been smashed. By collecting evidence and analyzing security camera footage, they identified the suspect picking up a rock and using it to shatter the glass.
Detectives from the Tel Aviv South station tracked down and arrested the minor this week. He was questioned at the police station and then jailed, and his detention was extended several times while the investigation continued.
After the investigation was complete, the prosecutions unit of the Tel Aviv District police filed an indictment against the teenager for malicious damage to a vehicle. He has been released to house arrest.
Tthe case is one of several recent incidents involving police vehicles and officers. A few days ago, two brothers from Tel Sheva were arrested on suspicion of involvement in a series of property crimes, and during their arrest they rammed through a police roadblock with their car. In a separate case this week, a Tel Aviv resident was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer and robbing a foreign national in the city.
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