Teens cause $15k in damage to parked cars on N.J. campus

A Rider student and another teen charged with criminal mischief to 29 cars

LAWRENCE - A Rider student and another teen were arrested and charged after causing $15,000 in damage to 29 parked cars on campus, police said Wednesday.

File photo of a Lawrence police car Keith Brown/The Times 

William Bartus, 19, of East Amwell, and Eugene Eskow, also 19, of Flemington, damaged 29 vehicles on the Rider campus on Feb. 18, police said.

Bartus is a a sophomore at the college. Eskow is not a student, according to The Rider News.

Vehicles had their side mirrors broken and were dented, police said.

Campus and Lawrence police identified a Ford pickup truck that was driven by Bartus and Eskow and the pair was later charged with criminal mischief to 29 vehicles, police said. 

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