Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said officers were called to a property in Helensburgh Rd, Dunedin, at 5.20pm on Wednesday.
A homeowner received a notification from his security cameras that some teenagers had come onto his property and were ‘‘smashing the place up’’.
The boys, aged 14 and 15, allegedly caused about $2000 worth of damage, Bond said.
‘‘They’ve smashed a glass garage door.
"But then they noticed the cameras in the house as well, and so used a stick to damage two of them too.’’
They also took some tools.
The man went to investigate and found the boys, who were both unknown to him, but they ran off.
He then posted photos of them to social media.
‘‘They have been identified and their friends have told them to return to the address, which they have done, and were met by police."
The pair were interviewed, given back to their parents and would be followed up by Youth Aid, Bond said.
