This story shows how effective security cameras are at preventing crime:
The incident began around 1:30 a.m. Monday, when police say Aberle is pictured in security footage trying to break through a glass window on the north side of the building.
According to court documents, she is seen knocking over a trash can and then throwing trash against the window.
“During this time, Khelawan enters and is posing for the camera while Aberle continues to try to break the glass by throwing a landscaping rock against the glass,” the probable cause statement says.
The glass shattered after about 10 minutes of effort, the statement said.
Then, around 2:30 a.m, a vehicle rams the glass entry doors on the northwest end of the building. Aberle and Khelawan are seen getting out of the car and walking into the school, where they knock over trash cans and kick a glass display case, according to court documents.
No damage to the interior of the school was reported.
Half an hour later, the two are seen on surveillance footage walking from the building, officers said.
The vehicle is seen about 10 minutes later, ramming the glass entry doors on the north side of the building, but no one enters the school. The car is then seen on security footage cutting doughnuts in the grassy area north of the school, court documents said.
The school resource officer responding to the interior alarms at the school told Springfield police she encountered the two on the west parking lot of the school around 3:20 a.m.
The cameras have almost two hours of footage of the vandalism, including one of the alleged perpetrators mugging for the camera. Then, almost two hours later, a single cop shows up in response to the alarms.
Again, cameras save the day.
