March 29,2006 | BLACKSTONE, Mass. -- Tests found no evidence of chemical contamination in the town's drinking water supply after three teenagers allegedly broke into a water storage facility, authorities said Wednesday.
Blackstone's nearly 9,000 residents and dozens of homes in neighboring Smithfield, R.I., had been under a water ban after the break-in Monday. Authorities said the facility's alarm system had been cut, the water tank tampered with and a container with a strange odor left behind.
The three teenagers became suspects after talking about the incident at school, Blackstone Police Lt. Gregory Gilmore said Wednesday.
Two 15-year-old boys have been charged with malicious destruction of property, tampering with a public water supply and polluting the water supply, all felonies, and trespassing, Gilmore said. Their names were not released because of their ages. A summons was issued to a 15-year-old girl suspected of trespassing.
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