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Many 16-year-olds use their summer breaks to work and save money for college or an old clunker car. Others lounge around in their pajamas playing video games, munching on junk food and gulping soda.

James Caleb Thompson, 16, of Parkers Chapel, had slightly different plans — he spent the early part of his vacation allegedly breaking into cars and homes around his community.

Union County sheriff’s deputies arrested Thompson on Tuesday after a set of muddy footprints led them from one of the crime scenes directly to his front door.

Thompson faces four counts o...