53 Tennis Rackets Stolen From Elementary School

St. Petersburg police are investigating after 53 tennis rackets and an unknown amount of tennis balls were stolen from an aluminum shed at Melrose Elementary, 1752 13th Avenue South. The sheds are used for storing equipment used in physical education classes, police say.

According to police, a school employee found Tuesday morning that two of the sheds had been broken into the previous night.

Police are asking anyone with information please text SPPD and the tip to TIP411 or call their tip line at 892-5000.