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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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
The 14-year-old boy is charged with murder and three counts of attempted murder for allegedly killing his father and opening fire on students at a school
A judge will decide whether authorities can continue holding a teenager arrested after a school shooting that left two students and a teacher wounded
Authorities said the shooting began Wednesday afternoon at the teen’s house about 2 miles from rural Townville Elementary School
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Lawyers and juvenile justice experts say it shows what can go awry when adults don’t consider what’s best for the children
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Several law enforcement agencies converged on the mall along with K-9s and a helicopter
After a short vehicle pursuit, the driver of the Nissan lost control, spun out in the road
The man was not injured as the boy drove away in the vehicle
The guardian officer begins with the end in mind and then considers the least-aggressive strategy
SFPD works with kids as a way of achieving the long-term objective of recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce reflective of the city’s population
As crime has plunged over the past two decades, the number of violent crimes and robberies in schools has also fallen
Laws intended to protect youth from sexual predators have put schools in a Catch-22
Group had “specific targets in mind” at Linden High School and Linden Middle School
Police say teen was charged with inducing panic and three counts of assault
That law requires the police and the department of education to issue reports twice a year with student arrest information
Tuesday morning’s confrontation has prompted protests and a flood of comments to the department’s Facebook page
Teen who spent nearly 40 days in custody before a judge cleared him of throwing a dangerous snowball is suing