The Garden City Police Department reports the arrest of six Franklin Square residents, five adults and one juvenile, for felony criminal mischief, arson and criminal trespass at the Garden City Country Club.

After a three-week joint investigation by Garden City Bureau of Special Operations detectives, the Nassau County Police Department Arson/Bomb Squad, K9 Unit and the Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office, four 16-year-olds, one 17-year-old and one 15-year-old juvenile were observed climbing over a fence and entering the golf course.

Detectives staking out the golf course using night vision equipment observed the subjects setting a fire in a heavy brush area. The subjects were apprehended and were found in possession of two Molotov cocktails and what appeared to be a quantity of gasoline.

A further investigation revealed that these subjects were responsible for setting previous fires, exploding trashcans and burning pentagrams on the greens of the golf course, causing approximately $30,000 in damage. They were also responsible for recently setting a building on fire at Carey High School.

The adult subjects were processed and detained pending arraignment at First District Court in Hempstead while the juvenile was released in the custody of his mother. If convicted of the felony criminal mischief and arson charges, the teens could face time in jail on each charge.