Teens sneak into California home under renovation, cause thousands in damage

ROCKLIN, Calif. -- A Northern California man said two teenagers caused thousands of dollars in damage at his home, which is under renovation.

Gary Broadbent said he got a call from a neighbor Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6, saying two teenage boys were in his backyard playing with his miniature horse, Dodger.

When Broadbent got to the home, he found smashed windows and holes in the walls.

The damages were estimated to be in the thousands.

"They took out the window in the dining area, the window in the kitchen, sliding glass doors, the master bedroom windows," he said. "This is beyond kids. This is vandalism. I mean, this is go to jail stuff."

Broadbent said he was waiting to see what his insurance would cover.

While he was frustrated by the situation, Broadbent told KTXL he hoped the teens would own up to what they did.

"So they can learn that that's not a good thing to do," he said. "Right now, they’re probably all happy because they got away with it. If they don’t get caught, they may continue damaging things or trying to get away with stuff that they shouldn’t be doing."

Broadbent said there appeared to be blood on some of the broken glass and said he believed one of the teens may have gotten cut getting into the home.