OVIEDO, Fla. – The Oviedo Police Department on Monday released images of two individuals after several vehicle break-ins occurred at the Oviedo Mall.
Three buses belonging to O2B Kids at the mall were broken into last week, according to the police department.
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Police said one bus was broken into and vandalized sometime on the night of April 13 or early morning of April 14. The damage is about $15,000.
The department said items were found in the bus that may be related to or belong to the two individuals pictured above. The photos show a young man and woman or teens standing by doors inside the mall.
Then, on April 15, two more buses were broken into and vandalized, police said.
This comes days after the mall posted on Facebook about the break-ins, saying it was considering a chaperone policy because of the incidents.
“What was once a ‘maybe’ around implementing a chaperone policy for those under 18 has quickly become a ‘we have to.’” the post stated. “Before that happens, I’m making one final appeal to our community — especially to parents and the younger generation."
The mall did not say how a chaperone policy would deter vehicle break-ins outside the mall, but Josh Gunderson, Oviedo Mall executive director of marketing, told News 6 that it’s been a tough week.
“Sit and watch another human being go through a deeply emotional experience of assessing $30,000 in damages -- that’s not a small number, especially in this day and age. That’s big, so it really hurts the heart,” he said.
Anyone with information on the two individuals or about the break-ins is asked to contact Detective Salemi at csalemi@cityofoviedo.net or 407-971-5712.
