{"id":248399,"date":"2026-04-27T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/248399\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:58:09","slug":"florida-teens-arrested-for-driving-lawn-mower-into-target-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/248399\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida teens arrested for driving lawn mower into Target store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOKAY, TAKE A LOOK HERE. NEW AT NINE.     TWO TEENS ARRESTED AFTER DRIVING A LAWN MOWER INSIDE AN OCALA TARGET STORE. THIS HAPPENED IN FLORIDA. ARE YOU SURPRISED? POLICE SAY AN 18 YEAR-OLD DROVE THROUGH THE DOORS, DAMAGING THEM. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER TEEN RECORDED IT AND POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Police: Florida teens arrested after joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768879104_731_wpbf.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WPBF logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:41 AM EDT Apr 27, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo teens were arrested after driving a lawn mower into a Target store in Ocala, police said.  Authorities said an 18-year-old drove the lawn mower through the store&#8217;s doors, causing damage. Another teen recorded the incident and posted it on social media.  Both teens were charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tOCALA, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Two teens were arrested after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/they-are-crimes-not-harmless-videos-ocala-teens-arrested-after-lawn-mower-joyride-inside-target-store\/71129928\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">driving a lawn mower into a Target store in Ocala<\/a>, police said.  <\/p>\n<p>Authorities said an 18-year-old drove the lawn mower through the store&#8217;s doors, causing damage. Another teen recorded the incident and posted it on social media.  <\/p>\n<p>Both teens were charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Stay up-to-date: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbf.com\/article\/get-wpbf-25-news-on-the-go\/999316\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKAY, TAKE A LOOK HERE. NEW AT NINE. 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