WHITEFIELD -- Five Whitefield teens are facing charges in connection with a string of burglaries, thefts and vandalism.

Police declined to identify the gender of the teens, all of whom are 15 to 17 years old.

All but one of the teens has been released to parents pending further action from the district attorney's office and the juvenile justice system, said Lt. Michael Murphy of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department.

One of teens remains in custody at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland.

The arrests follows three months of investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Murphy said. All of the incidents -- which include items stolen from a car and a burglary, theft and vandalism at Calvary Baptist Church -- occurred in Whitefield, Murphy said.

There also were three separate incidents at the Sheepscot Links golf course involving burglary, theft and vandalism.

The stolen items include keys, cash, alcohol, candy, soda, chips and golf balls worth approximately $200.

There also was about $200 damage to doors, window screens and a soda machine.

A few of the teens are believed to be involved in burglaries, thefts and vandalism at Whitefield Athletic Association's snack shack, Murphy said. The theft and damage in those incidents totaled about $200. Additional charges are pending, Murphy said.

Anyone with information about these incidents or others are asked to call Lincoln County Sheriff's Detective Ron Rollins at 882-7332.