Show Vandals Vandus Confess to Police j A wait waif Action Two vo 17 year old youths Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- were given pr preliminary hearing and bond sett setting for a March arch 2 1 spree of vandalism that caused more than 1000 damage to equipment owned by W. W v. v W. W v Clyde Construction Co and located on the Arches national national national na na- na- na monument The Grand county sheriffs of ot- otI I I I I lice fice Monday and Tuesday nights obtained written confessions from the two teenagers to the effect that they were responsible responsible sible fo for damaging five trucks and stealing tools maintenance equipment and batteries from the equipment during the hours of 5 March larch 1 and 8 am a.m. March 2 The sheriffs sheriff's office reported that one of the youngsters was the object of a warrant for a previous flight to avoid prosecution prose prose- cution for fot a similar offense The Tho second was apprehended through evidence of boot prints and tire tracks found at the scene One was apprehended by city police poUce Sunday the other by Sheriff Ritchie Monday Sheriff Stocks recovered some of the stolen equipment Monday The creditable investigation brought the Juveniles before city Judge William McConkle l for the preliminary hearing Wednesday Judge McConkle set bond at 1000 dollars and released the theone theone theone one youngster pending later late hearing The other described by officers as habitual is being held after bond was set at 4 1 thousand I The two vandals said they I were out to get some gas gas for forI I their automobile and decided to toI I I wreck the parked equipment beIng being be be- I ing lag used to build a new road in 11 the Arches They stole six abc I keys started the trucks and backed then them into each other Not content with this they evidently evidently evidently evi evi- evi- evi dently used a loading machine to do additional damage bringIng bring bring- ing the bucket own on the tops toP'S and hoods of the trucks They gave no reason reMon for th the tion Included In the loot partially recovered were grease guns batteries wrenches jacks Sacks and other tools The charges will be heard In seventh Judicial district court courtat at a future date Compliments are due to the sheriffs sheriff's office and Moab police pollee force lorce for the cooperative efforts that ended the spree It marked the he second time in lii the tb past month that juvenile crimes have brought quick apprehension that conceivably prevented more serious ser set ious bus crimes Involving personal violence In the latter case only the fact that no Arches national nation al monument property was In Involved In held the Investigation to toa toa toa a local level Otherwise federal officers would have participated |