Tag: Juveniles

Investigations
New Jersey Officer Killed in Shootout, 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder
Detective Joseph Azcona was shot and mortally wounded before he had a chance to get out of his vehicle, officials said. He died at a local hospital.
March 10, 2025
Detective Joseph Azcona was a five year veteran of the Newark Police Department. A 14-year-old has been charged with his murder.
Investigations
Police Arrest Florida Teen Over Threats to “Shoot Up School”
When police searched his home, they found airsoft weapons and an airsoft vest. They also seized a laptop, iPhone, a knife and a notebook from the house.
March 10, 2025
Replica firearms taken from the home of a 17-year-old suspect in Sanford, Florida. The teen has been charged with making threats against a local school.
Patrol
Michigan State Police Pursue 10-Year-Old Driving on I-75
Police said the "juvenile driver ran from the stolen car before [he was] taken into custody nearby" and that "No injuries were reported."
June 6, 2023
Still image from Michigan State Police video showing trooper pursuing 10-year-old driving SUV.
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
Richard Valdemar, a gang detective for more than three decades, says gangs are found everywhere, and they’re not about anybody’s race, culture, or nationality. The veteran investigator says people are led into gangs through criminal activity, drugs, and violence – pointing out those activities are found in every town.
Patrol
School Resource Officers Adjust to the Post-COVID Campus Paradigm
It's fair to say that education in America will never be what it was before the year that COVID hit. As everyone begins to adjust to whatever "new normal" will develop in coming years, it will require effort from students, parents, teachers, administrators, and most notable the SROs whose job it is to keep all of the above safe.
October 24, 2022
Patrol
Tennessee Agency Building Positive Relationships with City's Juveniles
“The focus of our department is to help our youth make better decisions before they reach a point of no return,” Clarksville Police Chief David Crockarell says.
April 5, 2022
Clarksville Police Department (TN) Juvenile Engagement Team officers play basketball with local teens. (Photo: Clarksville PD)
Investigations
New Illinois Law Prohibits Use of Deception in Interrogation of Minors
Commonly used interrogation tactics, such as promising leniency or insinuating that incriminating evidence exists, are banned when questioning suspects younger than 18 under the new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, NPR reports.
July 16, 2021
Patrol
FL Boy Who with Teenage Girl Shot at Deputies Has History of Mental Issues
Authorities said the children found several guns, including a shotgun and an AK-47, inside the home and opened fire on deputies as they investigated a report of a break-in. Sheriff Mike Chitwood said his deputies “took fire” for about 30 minutes.
June 4, 2021
Bullet marks scar a tree a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy used for cover while taking fire from two children earlier this week. (Photo: Volusia County SO)
Point of Law
Sentence Reduced for CO Man who Killed Cop as Juvenile
Under that court filing, the prosecution and defense also agreed that Raymond Gone should face a new sentence of between 40 to 48 years in prison with the possibility of parole.
December 23, 2020
Raymond Gone was convicted in 1995. He was 16 when he murdered a Denver officer. (Photo: Colorado Department of Corrections)
Patrol
ACLU Files Suit Against Honolulu Police
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii has filed a lawsuit against the city of Honolulu and the Police Department alleging that an officer violated agency policy when he placed under arrest a teen who had gotten into an altercation with his son.
October 27, 2020
Patrol
Nebraska Officer Shot While Executing Arrest Warrant on Teen
An officer with the Lincoln (NE) was shot on Wednesday while attempting to execute an arrest warrant on a teen wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in March.
August 27, 2020
An officer with the Lincoln (NE) was shot Wednesday while attempting to execute an arrest warrant.
Patrol
Massachusetts K-9 Tracks 3 Teens Hiding in a Swamp Following Pursuit
A K-9 with the Massachusetts State Police was able to locate three teenagers who had attempted to elude police by hiding in a swamp after they bailed out of the stolen car they were in during a vehicle pursuit with police.
August 25, 2020
A K-9 with the Massachusetts State Police was able to locate three teenagers who had attempted to elude police by hiding in a swamp after they bailed out of the stolen car they were in during a vehicle pursuit with police.
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