DACUSVILLE — Pickens County Sheriff’s Office investigators announced last week that three teenagers had been arrested in a string of property damages, mostly involving mailboxes, last month.

Three Dacusville boys, two age 14 and one age 16, were charged in the rash of incidents, in which “multiple mailboxes were damaged or stolen, along with other incidents of damage” in the Dacusville and Easley areas in February.

Because the teens are under the age of 17, their names will not be released, and they will be tried in Family Court.

Chief deputy Creed Hashe said the incidents occurred during the nighttime hours, and most of the activity was accomplished as the suspects were walking through the area.

Hashe also said the investigation is still ongoing and may lead to additional charges or additional suspects as it continues.

“We encourage victims to call the sheriff’s office to report incidents when they occur so that they can be properly investigated,” sheriff Rick Clark said. “Too often, we see the trend for people to post comments on Facebook about what they believe to be criminal behavior when the local jurisdiction has never been notified about the activity. Please remember that Facebook, which is sometimes great entertainment, will not investigate crimes in your neighborhood.

“As you can see from our recent arrests stemming from investigations into incidents of mail theft and in the above cases where personal property has been damaged, we take these problems seriously and make every effort to identify and solve cases where the community has been victimized.”

Investigators were able to clear more than 15 cases of damage with the teens’ arrests, Hashe said.

“Unfortunately, we are not able to prevent nor do we solve every crime, but the proper reporting of criminal activity is key in the mission to getting it stopped,” Clark said. “I want to personally thank our communities in the partnerships that have been formed with the sheriff’s office. Strengthening the relationship between law enforcement and our neighborhoods has allowed us to work together as we continue to make Pickens County a safer place to work and raise our families.”