Two arrested in connection with Sequoia Park Zoo vandalism and theft

Eureka, California – – – After an examination of four people, two people, including a minor, were arrested in front of the camera to a secure area in which animals are kept in Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka.

A little more than two weeks ago, the Eureka Police Department identified the four suspects that access video surveillance, to a secure area in which animals are housed in the zoo. The group allegedly stole articles from the gift shop and deliberately destroyed a bank by threw it from the Skywalk.

After the vandalism, the police published a photo of the suspects on social media and asked for the help of the public in identification. The following day, the police said that all four suspects were identified. The police later removed the photo because one of the suspects was confirmed as a minor.

Two of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday, March 5. The police said that Andrew Escareno-Higgins, 19, from Eureka, had been taken into custody due to the crime of $ 400 or more conspiracy to inspect and enter an animal housing. Another suspect, a minor, was also arrested due to the crime of more than 400 US dollars of more conspiracies of $ 400, crimes, a crime, an animal housing and a minor theft.

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