Police say teens vandalized truck

RIB MOUNTAIN - Three teens have been referred to children's court services after police say they vandalized a Marathon County Highway Department truck over the weekend.

The Marathon County Sheriff's Department received a call at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday about suspicious noises near Highway N and Clover Lane. An officer arrived and found a parked truck that had recently been painted with graffiti. The paint still was wet.
The officer then questioned a boy found in the area. After his footprint matched one at the scene, the boy told the officer that three others were responsible for the graffiti.
After questioning the boys and speaking with their parents, the 13, 14 and 15-year-olds returned to the truck at 6:30 a.m. to clean the paint off with hand-sized brushes and toothbrushes.