What great examples of parenting! Hopefully the judge and schools hold them accountable. I doubt the parents have made their upstanding citizens make amends.

When is the court date?

I don't think it has anything to do with parenting, just more bored kids in Kinnelon.

I think the company is a drug free workplace.Maybe the council can work on another ordinance that they can drug test the parents of teens caught with drugs.

I'm not saying it's right or wrong. But, we should be happy that the kids in this town are pretty good kids. Kids will be kids, and the best lessons learned are those from mistakes. I'm not sure if everyone keeps up with the neighboring towns, but there are a lot of kids out there doing a lot of worst things then the ones in town. I know, I wasn't perfect as a young adult, I'm sure many of us made mistakes. Just like we did things our parents would have never done. Times have changed and things are different now.

this town is filled with such nosy people always wanting to slam the next kid to get in trouble by a police force that is made up entirely of bafoons and idiots. No one who has commented on here probably knows the truth. How do you know the driver was charged with drug related charges although he might not of had them on his person or owned the paraphernalia.? Maybe one of the other juveniles owned the drugs and blamed it on Jacob.

and also think smarter, if Jacob was driving how could he smash mail boxes. Their were numerous other people in the car!

Now who would be driving near the mail boxes that get smashed if it was not the driver?

The driver is in control of the car and therefore he is just as responsible.

I get the idea that if he was driving he couldn't have been smashing the mailboxes, but on the other hand, if he wasn't driving the other kids wouldn't been able to smash the mailboxes and I'm sure if it was him or his friends that had something on them, they all do the same things. But, either way they are kids, and kids make mistakes and they still grow up and become productive adults. Isn't that what we all want for our children. It doesn't mean that it's bad parenting and it also doesn't mean people should go and post things about the dad's business. I'm sure there are some legal action that can be taken against that one.

does anyone use common sense? @Itsasaddayinkinnelon , have you ever realized cars have passener doors? how about someone driving up on theroad then the passenger hitting mail boxes from a passenger window or passenger side door?

Shame on you who bring this kids Dads buisness into the picture. For a matter of fact charges might be being dropped because of the failure to get the story straight. I know from first hand that there was no marijuana in the car but there was paraphernalia due to one of the passengers. For all the bored housewifes that know nothing about the law or about these stories I suggest you kindly shut your mouth.

Kids will be kids, but destroying property isn't just some kids doing something silly. And no one said anything bad about the business other than maybe he should get a job to keep him busy. Lol. I'm sure patch will remove that if people object, but eh.

Hopefully they learn something from this and make it right. Drugs, questionable decision making. Could be a great learning opportunity, or the start of trouble. What if one of the batters had leaned a little to far, or the driver had to swerve.

Definitely a good chance to explain some things to the kids for the parents...assuming they already haven't.

This is a small town, things happen and kids get in trouble and everyone knows everyone. But, to be honest I wouldnt want it any other way. People move to towns like this, so we can give our children the best that we can. People talk and things get forgotten and it's ok. Living in a small town makes us as parents expect more from our kids. I have caught myself saying to my children, that when you do something wrong I will find out, in this town things get around quick. Sometimes it takes a mistake to learn the lesson, just be happy that no one was hurt. I grew up in this town, and back then the kids used to put m80's in the mailboxes and some even smoked and drank underage and some of they grew up to be CEO's, business owners, FBI agents, police officers. Etc.. These things are all part of growing up and raising children.

damn my mailbox sucks wish the would've hit it excuse to change it!!!

lol kids will be kids you people have spent more time arguing your point then they did to smoke the pot they had then hit the mailboxes is why there's only paraphanelia left they should've went to the party at the delannoy house and wouldn't have made the paper!!!!!

If you search "mailbox" in the Triboro Patch, you will notice that this doesn't look like the first time these kids have done this. It seems like an interesting coinscedence that mail boxes were damaged in October, again in January, and a dark colored vehicle was seen leaving the scene.

I doubt this waste first thing they have ever done wrong. There was weed and paraphernalia in the vehicle...... But I doubt it was them. Although a self proclaimed relative of the oldest alleged criminal has been posting and has not once mentioned that what they did was wrong. More concerned about people making fun then the fact the cops caught his relative breaking the law.......

Not all. But there're definetly some that would ct that way. Just like any other town.

Kids smashing mailboxes is really nothing new, every town in every state has kids that do it. As adults we now It's not right. But, to judge these kids and make them out to be monsters is also wrong. There is a lot of things that are not right. Like people posting other peoples names in their post.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/html5/video?id=8407037&pid=null&section=nul

http://parsippany.patch.com/articles/police-seek-suspect-smashing-mailboxes

The scary thing about the comments is the lack of talk about making them take the punishment and reimburse the folks who were lucky enough to have these kids come driving their way. Kids are kids everywhere, and parents everywhere are too quick to defend their kids who could never do wrong.... Lol. Not just a kinnelon thing for sure. Small town you are right on overall especially now that you said they should take the punishment.

Give me a break. Mailbox baseball is a team sport. The driver has to drive close to the side of the road so the passenger can reach the mail box. It does not matter if it was $25.00 or $5.00 it is wrong and they need a consequence.

Well studies have shown that teens that smash mail boxes eventually lead to kicking puppies, oh and pot use will lead to heroin use. I don't need a new mailbox!

I wonder if they have paid up to the victims of their "fun" or even offered any apologies yet. I'm going to guess not.