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Juvenile Crime

Thursday, November 8, 2012

An Unhappy Best Buy Costumer, Minor Consumption & Burglary: WPolice Blotter

Incident and arrest details from Nov. 1-3.

All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's crime reports from Nov. 5, 2012, detailing incidents from Nov. 1-3. Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 3

Shots Fired, Cocaine & Swindling: Missing Police Blotter

Incident and arrest information from Oct. 28-31.

All the following information was taken from the Richfield Public Safety Department's crime reports from Nov. 1, 2012, detailing incidents from Oct. 28 through Oct. 31. Oct. 28 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Oct. 31 Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Pre-Existing Beef Causes Altercation Outside Richfield High: Police Blotter

The Richfield Public Safety Department releases its most recent crime reports.

An altercation between three Richfield High School students, and one student not from RHS, occurred just after school hours Friday, Sept. 14. Richfield officers responded to the scene on a report of a fight at approximately 2:49 p.m. Friday. "This was a continuation of a previous conflict from last year involving specific students," Principal Jason Wenschlag told Richfield Patch in an e-mail. "Because it was right after school, and on 70th Street, it was a little more difficult to contain, so some of us adults were holding other kids back from getting involved and/or holding back those involved." Wenschlag said the incident mostly consisted of lots of "talk," rather than physical acts, but the police were called to help because of the …

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Parents Talk Poll: Should Parents Be Held Accountable for Their Children’s Delinquent Behavior?

If a child is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor, should the parent be held accountable as well?

As I check out the news each week, it’s not uncommon to hear news about juveniles being cited for breaking the law. Whether it’s allegations of underage drinking, drug possession or a variety of other crimes, there is no ignoring that some of our juvenile population are causing some trouble (as are adults). According to the U.S. Department of Justice 2009 data, U.S. law enforcement agencies made an estimated 1.9 million arrests of persons younger than 18 years old. In this week’s Parent Talk, we ask for you to take our poll and share in comments – should parents be held accountable for their children’s delinquent behavior?

Deb

2:42 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012

If the child has a chronic behavioral issue then yes parents must be part of the solution. I have no problem ordering parents to take parenting classes, anger management classes, family counseling , whatever it takes. Children with chronic behavioral issues tend to come from families with issues.   more ›

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