There were two separate incidents of resident being assaulted by a group of juveniles in West New York on Jan. 28. The first occurred at around 11:15 p.m. on 61st Street and Harrison Avenue when a 47-year-old man was allegedly hit in the face by a juvenile in the group, and then allegedly assaulted by [...]
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An Orange County deputy who was shot at least twice in the upper chest is now listed in stable condition at Chrisus St. Elizabeth Hospital, according to a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Fred Ashworth was in surgery Thursday afternoon for treatment of two gunshot wounds received this morning following an incident at the Minnie [...]
The Maryland Department of Juvenile Services is taking steps to obtain the early release of a 15-year-old female who pleaded guilty to the April 2011 hate crime beating of transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis at a McDonald’s restaurant outside Baltimore. According to Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney John Cox, DJS officials recently informed his office [...]
Yesterday a violent youth released from OCFS’ juvenile custody shot a NYC police officer in the back of the head critically wounding him. OCFS’ staff who have been repeatedly injured by these youth offenders and Civil Service Employees Association, are using this latest high profile crime in New York City as just another illustration of [...]
Less than a year after he beat a woman at a Murrieta Chuck E. Cheese’s, the 17-year-old groped a woman at a playground. A woman who was jumped and beaten last year by a 16-year-old boy lurking in the ladies restroom at a Murrieta Chuck E. Cheese restaurant says the teen has struck again, groping [...]
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Less than a week after Griffo called for better safety measures at a state-run detention facility for young females in response to union claims of injuries to 18 of 33 of its aides, another staff member was assaulted. Troopers said there was a “disturbance” on the afternoon of Jan. 17 among the residents and staff [...]
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Boy charged after head-butting a caseworker A 15-year-old South Lebanon Township boy was charged with aggravated assault after he head-butted a male Lebanon County Children & Youth caseworker while they were traveling in a van at Route 322 and Butler Road in West Cornwall Township at 2:37 p.m. Jan. 13, police said. The caseworker was [...]
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Problems with rising violence and riots and violence in classrooms led to Georgia’s 4th commissioner on juvenile justice. The increase in violence arose from a change of policy in Georgia’s juvenile justice policy to a “sanctuary” policy where staff were discouraged from maintaining safety and security. Georgia is now recognizing reality with its new commissioner [...]
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Broken bones, a dislocated shoulder and even a concussion are some of the injuries workers at the Taberg Residential Center have brought home with them according to the Civil Service Employees Association. Eighteen of the center’s 33 Youth Division Aides are out of work due to injuries suffered at the hands of youthful offenders housed [...]
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