Juvenile Crime
The Juvenile Crime topic page is a resource for cops, SROs and others dealing with juvenile crime and offenders, with news and information about everything from minors engaging in sexting to dealing with violent, potentially deadly kids.
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According to the Los Angeles County Probation Department, transit fare evasion is the number one cause of juvenile citations in LA County
The relentless nature of cyberbullying makes it one of the most oppressive and aggressive forms of bullying today
Legislation would help in the search for minor-age suspects and allow guardians, stepparents and juvenile detention facility staff to attend interrogations
Chief: “Parents have to play a vital role in their children’s lives. They have to be accountable for where their kids are at all times”
The pilot program includes mentoring, job training, conflict resolution between rival gang members and therapy
Chief Eric Smith says he is in favor of juveniles facing more consequences and having a stronger juvenile justice system
Nicole Jackson, who was 14 at the time, and a 12-year-old boy broke into a home and used the guns inside to fire at deputies
A school official was notified about the weapon before the boy shot the teacher at Richneck Elementary
“What we know today is that she was providing instruction, he displayed a firearm, pointed it at her and fired a round,” Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said
Newport News police Chief Steve Drew said the boy was involved in “an altercation” with his teacher before he shot her with a handgun
Supporters of the curfew say it’s aimed at keeping young people safe from historic rates of gunfire in the city
Video shows the 15-year-old student bodyslam the officer
The teen, who also had a hammer, told investigators he planned on breaking into nearby restaurants
Philadelphia police said the group caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage to a Wawa convenience store
“Tell your children: You can’t tell if drugs contain fentanyl by look, taste, smell or touch.”
Video: Juvenile driver was ‘smiling and laughing’ after striking cruiser with stolen vehicle in Ohio
“It seems these juveniles are not concerned with the ramifications to their actions and they think this is funny,” Police Chief Mike Crispen said
The incident follows of a rash of Kia thefts after a viral TikTok video shows watchers how to steal the cars by using a USB cable
School and police officials will soon begin conducting and documenting interventions with at-risk students
Police had responded to the fast-food restaurant after the child’s father brandished a gun at employees working the drive-thru window
A Q&A with Chief Joseph Sinagra about legal cannabis enforcement in New York state
Mayor Lori Lightfoot vowed to assign more patrol officers to the area as Chicago battles with a spate of juvenile violence
Officials accused a security guard of helping them escape and driving them off the premises
Officials pointed to a 2018 criminal justice reform law that bars the arrest or prosecution of a child under the age of 12
Proponents hope the bill will crackdown on repeat offenders and reduce rising car thefts by juveniles
The shooting came moments after the boy had fired a shot at an unmarked car carrying officer Edsaul Mendoza and three other plainclothes officers
“Police alone cannot fix the juvenile crime issue. It starts at home,” police said
The officers, who had responded to reports of three juveniles stealing, were familiar with the children involved
The 12-year-old shooter was found hiding under a deck at a home not far from the school
In June, the boy and a 14-year-old girl ran away from a children’s home and opened fire on deputies, police said
The suspects ranged in age from 14 to 17 years old
A man told the little boy to fire at officers after an incident at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Utah
In a major shift, Dist. Atty. George Gascón will now consider harsher penalties for “extraordinary” cases