DANIEL Agulto and Edward Palacios Castro have been arrested for the burglaries at Saipan International School and William S. Reyes Elementary School.
Police said at SIS, Agulto and Palacios worked together to break into a container and took two generators worth approximately $1,449 each.
At WSR, police said, the two gained entry into one of the classrooms by breaking into a small window. They then they took three flat screen TVs, a projector, and a Bose speaker, all of which are worth approximately $2,250.
According to police, the two defendants have admitted to the burglary and theft incidents at the two schools.
The Office of the Attorney General filed two separate criminal cases for the burglary and theft incidents at SIS and WSR.
Agulto and Castro were charged with burglary and theft and conspiracy for the incident at SIS.
They were also charged with burglary and theft and conspiracy for the incident at WSR.
On Friday morning, Agulto appeared for a bail hearing before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho who imposed a $5,000 cash bail for each of the defendant’s two cases.
Assistant Attorney General Steve Kessel appeared for the government while attorney Robert Torres was appointed by the court to represent Agulto.
The defendant was remanded to the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Variety was not able to obtain information regarding Castro’s initial appearance before the court.
