5:55 p.m.
What started as a joy ride on a Montgomery County school bus ended with two Virginia Tech students behind bars.
"It's rare that you actually catch someone in the act like that," said Sgt. Nathan O'Dell with the Blacksburg Police Department.
Investigators say Alexander Telkowski and Aleksander Andreyev's night began with them tearing down and stealing a metal sign from Blacksburg Christian Church.
Police say they then went across the street to Gilbert Linkous Elementary School where they stole a school bus.
Investigators say they drove to Virginia Tech's campus and then back to the elementary school.
"If they were pulled over driving, they could have very well been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol," said O'Dell.
Their luck ran out when they returned the bus.
A patrol officer noticed the bus lights were on, which was odd considering it was 4 a.m. "I would say alcohol probably had a large part in them taking the bus."
The students are charged with felony destruction of property, grand larceny of a church sign, trespassing and public intoxication.
Both students were released on a $5,000 bond.
They're scheduled to be in court later this month.
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10:33 a.m.
A joy ride gone too far.
Blacksburg Police say they arrested two Virginia Tech students early Friday morning, in connection with a stolen Montgomery County Schools' bus.
Investigators tell us the theft happened around 4:40 a.m., when Blacksburg Police saw two people near a school bus that was parked at Gilbert Linkous Elementary School on Tom's Creek Road.
When the officers went to investigate why the young men were on school property, they discovered that the duo had driven the bus from the school, to the Virginia Tech campus, then returned the bus to the school. However, the bus had heavy damage following the illegal joy ride.
Officers charged 19-year-old Alexander Telkowski and 20-year-old Aleksander Andreyev with:
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Felony destruction of property
- Grand larceny of a church sign
- Trespassing upon school property
- Underage possession of alcohol
- Public intoxication
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