Tag: Juvenile Crime

Patrol

14-Year-Old Accused of Killing New Jersey Officer to be Charged as Adult

"The message is very clear: If you’re a child, I don’t care. If you shoot a cop, you’re getting tried as an adult. I have no tolerance for violence and we’re gonna clean up New Jersey," Interim New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said.

April 3, 2025

Investigations

Texas Teen Girls in Custody Over School “Mass Casualty” Plot

At around 2:45 p.m. (CST) the FBI called local law enforcement partners in Montgomery County, Harris County and Spring Branch Independent School District, who simultaneously worked to locate the girls.

February 20, 2025

Investigations

California Teen Sentenced to 4 Years for Swatting Calls

Alan W. Filion, 16 at the time most of the calls were placed, sought to trigger a large-scale law enforcement and emergency response to the locations, prosecutors said.

February 14, 2025

Patrol

Virginia Officer Stabbed by Teen, Outcome was a “Matter of Inches”

Body camera footage from both officers shows the teenager running toward a patrol car which had the engine running and the front door unlocked. When an officer began to confront the teenager, the boy sprinted toward the officer with a knife in-hand.

February 5, 2025

Patrol

Florida Deputies Arrest Teen Carrying Gun and Drugs on Spring Break Beach

The crowd scattered when 16-year-old Felixander Solis-Guzman raised a handgun at another boy, causing deputies to flood the scene, as seen on Volusia County Sheriff's Office body cam footage.

March 20, 2024

Patrol

Michigan Officers Pursue 12-Year-Old Joyriding on Forklift

A police pursuit began when officers located the vehicle, and followed the child driving the construction forklift at speeds of 15 to 20 mph from there.

November 27, 2023

Top Story

13-Year-Old Suspect on Probation Shoots FL Officer During Pursuit

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the 13-year-old was arrested back on Jan. 1. He said a deputy risked his life to take a stolen gun off of the 13-year-old. The boy was given probation.

May 11, 2023

Patrol

What Patrol Officers Should Know About Gang Activity

Richard Valdemar says every officer, especially patrol officers, should keep a notebook. With every contact on the street, ask questions and make notes of the answers given. That allows the officer to, in a sense, create a database of gang activity in the community.

February 10, 2023

Patrol

Atlanta Police: 14-Year-Old’s Punch Broke Officer’s Eye Socket

The 14-year-old’s fist hit the officer's right eye, fracturing the eye socket and doctors are worried about nerve damage. The boy has been charged with aggravated battery.

July 26, 2022

Patrol

Atlanta Police Car Stolen by 14-Year-Old

Darin Schierbaum, the interim APD chief, recently briefed city council members about the arrests of 15-year-old boys that investigators linked to more than fifty car crimes.

July 7, 2022

Patrol

Boston Police Pull Over 13-Year-Old Driving Car, Carrying Pistol

According to police, when officers removed the 13-year-old from the vehicle, they patted him down and spotted a .380 pistol that fell from his leg area to the ground.

July 7, 2022

Patrol

GA Teen Crashes into House, Killing Woman During Vehicle Pursuit

During the pursuit, officials say the driver lost control and drove straight into the home, smashing through the front porch.

June 30, 2022