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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three teenagers damaged 31 school buses in a contractor's bus yard last Monday, WREG reports.
The teens, two of whom have been taken into custody, found keys inside some of the buses and began driving them into each other, according to police. Company officials told the news source it could cost up to $200,000 to repair and replace the damaged buses.
Police were able to get pictures of the boys from the cameras on the buses. The two 14-year-olds who have been arrested are facing seven counts of burglary and 24 counts of vandalism. Another teen is still on the run.
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