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11-year-old boy charged in Peru splash pad vandalism report

Police chief says youth not believed to be responsible for other vandalism in Washington Park

By Shaw Local News Network

An aerial view of the Splash Pad in Peru on a summer day in July. (Scott Anderson)

A 11-year-old boy was charged with criminal damage to property for vandalism reported at 5:27 p.m. Monday at Peru’s splash pad, Peru police said.

Peru Police Chief Robert Pyszka said investigators, acting on a tip from a neighbor, determined the youth threw a picture frame to the ground, damaging it. Pyszka, who thanked the witness for solving the case, said the boy is not believed to be responsible for a rash of vandal acts at nearby Washington Park.