The Haunted Castle:

SANTA CRUZ — An unruly Stockton teenager allegedly vandalized the Haunted Castle, a ride that debuted at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in June, causing the new attraction to briefly close for repairs, officials said.

Police said the 16-year-old boy was on the ride Saturday night when he allegedly tugged on a prop — a cloth-covered table — dragging it into the tracks. The car behind the teen's struck the table, then was rear-ended by a third car.

No one was injured, but the collisions bent the tracks the cars travel on and severed electrical cables, according to Santa Cruz Deputy Police Chief Rick Martinez.

With help from Boardwalk security officers and surveillance camera footage, police identified the Stockton teen as the possible culprit and arrested him. He was booked into Juvenile Hall on suspicion of vandalism causing more than $5,000 damage, according to police.

"It just trashed the ride," Martinez said. "It pulls their new ride out of commission in the middle of summer."...

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15580623

Sigh

Putz. I hope they do more than a slap on the wrist.

Idiot.

Idiot.

I believe the correct word is "n00b."

Wow.

Not only did he cause $5000 worth of damage, he could potentially cost the park $75,000 in lost revenue.

He could have hurt someone too. It is sad that somepeople can not appreciate what they are given.

This is just pathetic. (Excuse my language) but what retard would do such a thing. He should go to jail. Punk!

That is not an acceptable term to use for such conduct...and virtually all who suffer from mental retardation would not engage in such conduct...asking to be excused for such a comment before making it does not make it right. There are many of us with friends and/or relatives with such conditions. Please be more considerate.

He should go to jail.

Jail?

Really?

Yes, what he did was bad, but, I don't believe it to be malicious enough for a jail sentence.

Perhaps not, but I'd be all for restitution, even if it took him years to do it...

I can't stand punk teenagers like this. To seriously vandalize someone else's property and to think it's funny? I really hate seeing this kind of conduct in my generation since I am a teenager. Not only did he vandalize, imagine all of the people waiting in line to ride for a long time and then finding out they can't ride since someone damaged the ride. Let alone all the people who have been dying to ride the ride and visit the park the next morning and finding out they can't ride because someone damaged the ride. MY genaration, sigh...