Teens charged with stealing from stadium concession stands

Three teenagers have been arrested for breaking into concession stands at Veterans Memorial Stadium, police said.

Andrew N. Rosa-Aguilar, 19, Vincent J. Lambert, 19, and Anthony J. Rutherford, 18, all of Cedar Rapids, were found inside the stadium around 11 p.m. Tuesday. An employee spotted them in the ballpark and called police.

Once they were inside the concession stand, he young men broke into multiple cash registers, but found them empty, police said. Officers caught them collecting about $100 worth of candy and chips, and about $10 worth of water and pop, according to the police report.

The police report did not indicate how the young men were able to get inside the ballpark. Rosa-Aguilar and Rutherford live nearby on Rockford Road SW.

All three are charged with third-degree burglary. Rosa-Aguilar also had a warrant for failing to appear in court on a shoplifting charge. They were taken to the Linn County Jail.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels, who call the stadium home, were playing at Beloit that night.