Teens Charged In Ithaca School Burglary

Two teenage boys have been accused of stealing computers and cash from a Tompkins County elementary school.

Authorities say the suspects are 14-years-old and 15-years-old. They were apprehended following a foot chase after police officers saw two people exit a school on West Buffalo Street in Ithaca.

Police say officers were sent to the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School late Thursday night after a burglar alarm was triggered.

Officers took the two suspects into custody without incident.

Investigators say two computers and two moneybags containing less than $150 had been taken from the building. Those items were recovered at the scene.

The boys apparently gained entry to the school by breaking a window. Their cases will be handled by Tompkins County Family Court.