A 17-year-old from Călățele, in Cluj County, was detained for 24 hours after he allegedly destroyed his electronic monitoring bracelet and the linked mobile phone. According to Cluj County Police (IPJ Cluj), the incident happened on 17 October evening. Around 22:20, officers were told by the boy’s mother that he had been taken away from home and threatened he would break his monitoring device because he would have nowhere to live. Police established that about 22:30, while in Călățele, the teenager allegedly cut and destroyed the TAG electronic monitoring device and the mobile phone associated with it. Based on the evidence gathered, police ordered his arrest for 24 hours. Investigations are ongoing for the offence of destroying the monitoring device. IPJ Cluj also says the adolescent is currently under judicial control in two separate criminal cases. In one file, he is being investigated for disturbing public order, assault or other violence, destruction, and threats. The alleged facts date to 4 October 2025 near a shop in Călățele, after a conflict in which a person would have been threatened and attacked, and their car would have been damaged. In the second case, he is investigated for aggravated theft, along with other suspects, accused of stealing goods from commercial companies in Călățele during 28 February to 1 March. Police carried out six home searches on 3 March in Călățele and Valea Drăganului, identifying multiple people involved, with preventive measures ordered for them. The 24-hour detention has been ordered by police, and the investigation into the destroyed monitoring device is continuing.