PHILADELPHIA Pa. January 3, 2025 Starting on Monday, the Philadelphia police will stop arresting kids who are accused of first-time, low-level offenses, and instead will send them to a police diversion program that aims to address misbehavior without drawing youth into the juvenile justice system. The offenses — including disorderly conduct, shoplifting, vandalism, and assaults […]
Perry IA January 5th, 2024 A sixth-grade student was killed and five other people were injured during a shooting at Perry High School in Iowa on Thursday morning, authorities said at a Thursday afternoon press conference. The shooter, a 17-year-old student at the school identified as Dylan Butler, was discovered dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound […]
PARRISH FLA January 2nd, 2024 The owner of a newly built home in Parrish was surprised to find a rear sliding glass door shattered when he arrived to do some work on the home in the early morning hours of Dec. 31. A neighborhood security guard then went into the home in the 12000 block […]
Springfield OH January 2, 2024 A security officer was battered and two 15-year-olds were arrested in a melee at White Oaks Mall on Wabash Avenue early Saturday evening. It was the second incident at the mall within a week involving arrests. Two teenage girls who were involved in a fight were arrested and charged with […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. October 6 2023 A 12-year-old was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly threatening to commit a mass shooting at the school, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. Police said a student tip led to the arrest of the 12-year-old, who made a threat to fellow classmates at DuPont Tyler Middle School. The seventh grader […]
Pittsburgh PA October 5, 2023 A security officer who confronted some young people trying to break into vehicles in the city’s East Liberty neighborhood has been shot according to police. Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson Emily Bourne said that the shooting happened around 7:45 p.m. in the 6100 block of Station Street. Police were dispatched for […]
Columbia SC September 26, 2023 Two people showed up at an abandoned house where four teenagers were hanging out and opened fire, killing three of them and wounding the fourth in an escalation of an old quibble over a burglary, authorities said Monday in Columbia, South Carolina. Two 17-year-old Eau Claire High School students were both […]
Baltimore MD September 18 2023 On Friday, four teens were shot in a two-hour time span in Baltimore, escalating the youth violence crisis gripping the city. The victims are a 14-year-old girl, two 16-year-old boys and a 17-year-old boy. These shootings are just the latest in an uptick in youth shootings in Baltimore. Two weeks ago, […]
Escambia County Fla. August 31 2023 A 15-year-old girl is charged with killing her mother’s fiancé at an Escambia County apartment complex Wednesday morning. The shooting happened at the Essex Point Apartments on Johnson Avenue. Deputies said the 15 year old girl walked into her mother’s bedroom and opened fire at the mother and the mother’s […]
Jacksonville Fla August 20 2023 Jacksonville police shot a juvenile who they said fired a gun into a crowd leaving the First Coast vs. Ribault high school football game when it was called off in the third quarter Friday night after fights broke out inside the stadium. The youth was taken to the hospital with […]