@downinnadesert: Three suspects, including two 16-year-olds, have been arrested in a string of burglaries at the former Echo Canyon School campus that caused more than $280,000 in losses, according to Phoenix police. Police say four people broke into the closed campus near 62nd Street and Camelback Road in October. Over several days, they allegedly went back into multiple buildings and rooms, stealing and damaging computer equipment and other property. Scottsdale Unified School District voted to close the school last year, but the campus is still used for community events and to store district equipment. The district reported about $230,000 in stolen or damaged computer hardware and another $51,000 in property damage. Detectives linked the break-ins to the "urban exploring" social media trend, where people go into buildings they believe are abandoned and post what they find online. Police say the activity grew into multiple felony burglary and criminal damage offenses. On Oct. 30, police detained two suspects in north Scottsdale. One of them, 18-year-old Blake Eldredge, allegedly admitted to taking part and led investigators to a third suspect and to where more stolen property was hidden. That suspect was arrested in Mesa, and a second search warrant turned up more evidence. Eldredge was booked into jail on multiple felony charges. The two 16-year-olds have not been named. Police have not released details on the fourth suspect. Source: Phoenix Police Department, FOX 10 Phoenix #Arizona #Phoenix #Arcadia #UrbanExploring #ScottsdaleUnified

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Thursday 05 November 2026 02:30:00 GMT