Police in Grants Pass arrested two teens suspected in a pumpkin-fueled crime spree, marking an end to weeks of splattered gourds and shattered car windows across the southern Oregon town.

Jacob Stephen Solomon and Adrian Andres Ochoa, both 19, face multiple counts of criminal mischief in connection with at least 50 vehicles vandalized and damaged between Oct. 7 and 23, authorities said.

"It sounds like there was probably alcohol involved and just a bunch of stupid decisions," Lt. Misty English told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Police say Solomon and Ochoa would drive around town, often late at night, snatching pumpkins from outdoor Halloween displays at supermarkets.

The destructive duo would then hurl the ill-gotten gourds through car windows, often pulverizing them, according to authorities.

Damages reported by victims have come in around $30,000 and continue to climb, English said.

The suspects may have gotten away with it too, had they not carried out the alleged wave of vandalism in a gold Buick with a large dent in one side, police say.

"That made it pretty easy to recognize," English said.

-- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

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