Overview

• Officers first responded Sunday morning to the Hilton Garden Inn on Carnegie, where at least 24 vehicles showed signs of break-ins.
• Investigators identified related incidents stretching from East 14th Street to East 120th, including reports near Playhouse Square and Little Italy.
• Police say the group used multiple stolen vehicles, were traced to Columbus Road during the spree, and were found hiding at a vacant apartment on the 2600 block of Loop Avenue.
• Three firearms were recovered and authorities cited the Real Time Crime Center, FLOCK readers, aviation, K-9, narcotics units and all five police districts as key to the operation.
• Those arrested range from ages 12 to 18 from Cleveland, Akron, Richmond Heights and Maple Heights, with charges pending and investigators assessing possible links to earlier break-ins.