Virginia Beach, Va. (WAVY) According to Virginia Beach Police, a 19-year-old guy was apprehended after entering an elementary school on Thursday.
Officials say two individuals entered Trantwood Elementary School through a hatch in the ceiling early Thursday morning. The accused were tampering with artefacts across the school when a teacher confronted them in her classroom. This is near the North Great Neck Road.
According to authorities, they were seen leaving the school with two things shortly after being confronted.
Officers used security footage from the school to identify the vehicle the suspects departed in and follow it down to the home of 19-year-old Alexander Mausser.
Mausser was subsequently detained and charged with burglary, assaulting a law enforcement officer, and public urination, according to authorities.
“Good morning, Trantwood Elementary families,
We want to make you aware that the school delayed opening this morning as the Virginia Beach Police Department and Office of Security and Emergency Management investigated a report of suspicious people inside the school.
Buses were held in the parking lot until the situation was resolved. We swiftly got the “all clear” from law enforcement and students were allowed in the building.
Instruction is continuing as normal. Parents and students may see additional police patrols around the neighborhood today.
Thank you for your continued support of Trantwood Elementary School.
VBCPS
The incident is still under investigation, and anybody with information is asked to call the VBPD Detective Bureau at 757-385-4101 or Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.