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.
A nationwide challenge is helping people see officers as public servants, not an invading army — and it starts with the kids
From hostage situations to drugged-up lunatics to little lost teddy bears, it’s all in a day’s work
Students in Md. schools can now use a smartphone app to report bullying or other problems to police
Dajerria Becton has settled a federal lawsuit against an officer and the city of McKinney for almost $150,000
John Lohbauer said a 2012 SCOTUS decision that prohibited mandatory life sentences for juveniles entitled him to another sentencing hearing
The shooting of 16-year-old Joseph Haynes prompted an online petition demanding that deputies no longer carry guns in Juvenile Court
Video of an officer forcing an uncooperative teen to the ground has led to some calling for the officer’s removal
The teenage boy admitted to attacking his mother and stepfather with a golf club
Here’s a summary of federal funding in 2018 for law enforcement agencies
PAL programs teach teens accountability for the choices they make in life
The new unit will be made up of young, trained police officers deployed to specific areas where there’s violent, repeat juvenile offenders
When deputies approached the robbery suspects, the driver aimed the car toward them and started driving
Of the 10 cities with the highest rates of teen shootings, most had populations of less than 250,000 people
Lt. Patrick Weatherford was shot while investigating a vehicle break-in on June 12
Police officials say they opted not to make any arrests so tensions would not escalate
A cop stabbed while breaking up a fight is recovering after police say he was injured Sunday by an 11-year-old boy
According to the Los Angeles County Probation Department, transit fare evasion is the number one cause of juvenile citations in LA County
The judge says he wanted to teach the teens to make better judgments so they won’t be back in his courtroom
Henry Montgomery was 17 when he fatally shot Deputy Charles Hurt in a park in 1963
The person who filmed the aftermath of the OIS says the video contradicts what police told him
Investigators have found no evidence thus far that would lead them to believe the teen had malicious intent
Deputy Christopher Soward sustained an injury to his head and remains in serious but stable condition
The relentless nature of cyberbullying makes it one of the most oppressive and aggressive forms of bullying today
The footage was released under the first test of a new state law for making public such material
The Hanover School District 28 board voted 3-2 Wednesday night to allow school employees to volunteer to be armed on the job after undergoing training
Utah prosecutors are filing theft and gun charges against a teen who police say fired a shotgun before he was stopped by his parents
Acting on a tip, police in Tonkawa executed a search warrant Sunday at the girl’s home and seized handguns and rifles, ammunition, and the girl’s personal writings
Police said a quick-acting parent disarmed a student who brought two guns to a Utah middle school Thursday and fired a round into the ceiling
All of the victims were stabbed at least once and were being treated for their injuries at local hospitals
I’ll never do that again
A school resource officer at Coral Springs High School tracked down a former student who entered the building armed and handcuffed him
Officers were searching for a car taken in a carjacking when they tried to talk to a teen suspect on the street and he opened fire
Six-year-old Jacob Hall, who was fighting for his life at a hospital after a bullet struck him in a main artery in his leg, died from his injuries
