Teens Skateboarding in Former Alpharetta Car Dealership Busted

Six teens were caught skateboarding inside a former car dealership on GA 9, and their activities have put four of them in jail and all of them charged with burglary.

On May 7 at 1:52 p.m., Milton Police Officer B. Maciel got a call about disorderly juveniles skateboarding inside a building at 1475 Alpharetta Highway.

When Maciel arrived, he met with a witness who said he was a prospective buyer for the property. According to Maciel's report, the witness said when he arrived, he saw one of the teens let the rest of the group inside of the building, where they began to skateboard.

The Alpharetta officer said that when he approached the building, he observed numerous windows broken. After taking a look inside, he didn't see anyone inside what appeared to be a service area. Driving around to the rear of the building, , he saw five or six males squatting on the building's roof, attempting to hide.  He used his car's loudspeaker to order them down. But after a minute or two he had to go to the front of the building, where he spotted five of them inside, carrying skateboards and walking toward the front. Another male was seen running away from the building, also carrying a skateboard. That suspect was caught by other units across the street.

All of the suspects said they were skateboarding inside.

Office Maciel entered the building and saw broken windows, spray painting on walls, damaged walls and several pieces of skateboarding equipment.

The property owner reported he had been at the building earlier in the day and had seen spray painting on the walls, but the building was locked when he left.

Suspects who were arrested, charged with burglary and destruction of property were:

Alexander N. Ward, 18, of Roswell; Jonathan B. Beckham, 17 of Milton; Richard T. Boyd, 19, of Roswell; David P. Harrison, 18, of Roswell; and two juveniles.

The adults–considered in Georgia to be those 17 and older–were being held in Fulton County Jail. The juveniles were released to their parents after being charged.