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.
When a young gang member told me he couldn’t wait to go to the feds, that moment changed everything I thought I knew about crime, punishment and connection
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The gun went off in the child’s backpack in the school cafeteria
The boys, 13 and 14, wanted to join their friend, who was in a youth jail for arson
The boys “got into a wrestling match over the money box” before the older boy took $30 and ran away
The vehicles are part of Gov. Cuomo’s plan to cut down on distracted driving
Police arrested 12 young people - though they believe as many as 40 could have been involved
The boy reportedly karate-chopped the officer, who was responding to a call about boys stealing bikes
The boy had ridden his bike to a Bank of America, smashed a window, and attempted to property from the bank
Some on the streets are working to break the so-called ‘generational curse’ which leads youth into violent patterns, incarceration cycles
Authorities plan to seek charges including burglary and criminal mischief after the boy and 2 others stole a TV and laptop
The car contained 3 more teens and a 53-year-old man, most of whom were also drunk
Investigators have been searching for clues of an intruder, who the boy claimed had attacked his sister before fleeing
Records show an arrest warrant was issued a week after a teen escaped from a juvenile facility
The boy, 14, was taken into police custody and no one was seriously injured
Increased use of gas as recreational drug has spurred fatal car accidents, more; over 350 parties broken up since school year began
The suicidal teen exchanged gunfire with police, eventually getting shot in the leg
The teens stole a truck and 17 guns before running away, and apparently killed themselves after their plans foiled
It took two sets of spike strips to stop the juvenile from fleeing police
The teen had hit his foster parent, causing the woman to seek medical attention, and just happened to run to a cop’s home
The officer had asked for the men’s IDs because he suspected them of violating curfew, though it is still unclear of their ages
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An apparently drunk teen was found in someone’s vehicle that had been partially hot-wired
Police decided the 14-year-old driver was a hazard, and called off the pursuit moments before the SUV is seen flipping off the highway
Most are charged with misdemeanor mob action; a 16-year-old is charged with battery of a mall security guard
The teen paid friends to kill his grandparents for being too strict, shot woman 3 times in chest
The boy was allegedly interrogated and charged with robbery for stealing $5 from another child
The suspect crashed into a cruiser then crashed again where the driver was arrested
District judge said, “We’re dealing with a sophisticated, mature individual”
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