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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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Trooper noticed a broken headlight, went to warn driver when passenger opened fire
An independent investigation of this incident will add an important layer of transparency to the process
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Lawyer said officer was fraught with emotion after responding earlier to two suicide calls
Officer David Eric Casebolt resigned Tuesday from the McKinney Police Department
City Mayor Brian Loughmiller said officials plan to meet with community leaders as the incident is investigated by authorities
Incident began when officers responded Friday night to a report of a disturbance involving a group of youths at a neighborhood pool party
Ended six-day ordeal that authorities say involved at least two stolen vehicles, the theft of ammo from a Wal-Mart, an armed robbery and injuries to a cop
Series of crimes may be connected to the juveniles, including armed robbery, car theft and fleeing from police
Fleeing teen was holding a loaded handgun and the officer feared for his life and a fellow officer’s
Ran towards police nude and covered in blood; she is suspected to have taken the hallucinatory street drug
District has asked a private security guard not to return after a fifth-grader was able to pull the officer’s gun out of its holster
Dozens of cruisers made their way to Revere Beach on Sunday in response to a brawl that resulted in road closures
The girl, who was 17 at the time, went on a crime spree with her older boyfriend that left one cop dead and another wounded
Lt. James Quattlebaum is expected to recover
Broomfield police Sgt. Mark Goodell said the girl was stabbed in the back and airlifted to the hospital
A sign on the door Tuesday says the restaurant won’t allow anyone under 18 inside unless they’re accompanied by an adult
Police struggled to control a hostile crowd of more than 150 people
Officer nearly lost consciousness in the attack
Three officers gave an underage drinker a chance to get out of a citation by playing a game of rock, paper, scissors
City Council is scheduled on Wednesday to decide whether to approve a settlement of $5M to suspect’s family
Officer died and two other people were injured Sunday when the officer collided with a vehicle while transporting a juvenile to a detention center
17-year-old Hakeem Kuta succumbed Saturday to injuries from the fall Thursday night
The 17-year-old was shuffling backwards as police told him not to move when he fell down an air shaft
Police believe the couple abandoned their home and left behind a 17-year-old and her infant child, and a 3-year-old daughter, who was found dead
Defense attorney Patrick Thomassey doesn’t deny that Maxwell Morton killed 16-year-old Ryan Mangan
Teen who made headlines in a battle to get on a transplant waiting list died Tuesday
In 2012, justices ruled that judges and juries must take account of age when sentencing those younger than 18 at the time of even the most brutal crimes