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Three charged after causing $500K in damage at N.S. construction site

CTV Atlantic Published Monday, October 16, 2017 10:29PM ADT Last Updated Monday, October 16, 2017 10:36PM ADT

Three teenagers have been charged after half a million dollars in damage was done to a construction site in Nova Scotia's Colchester County. (Nova Scotia RCMP)

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Three teenagers have been arrested and charged after $500,000 in damage was done to a construction site in Nova Scotia’s Colchester County.

Colchester District RCMP say they responded to a mischief complaint around 11:30 p.m. Sunday at a gravel pit in Greenfield, N.S.

Police say a rock crusher and front-end loader were destroyed, the windows of an excavator were broken and another loader had severe damage to the cab.

A weigh-scale, scale house and portable toilet were also completely destroyed.

Officers used a canine team to locate the suspects nearby.

A 19-year-old man from East Mountain, a 16-year-old male from Greenfield and a 17-year-old male from Onslow Mountain were held in custody overnight and are scheduled to appear in Truro provincial court Monday.