Police officials decry increasing trend of juveniles involved in serious crimes

Brookhaven Police Chief takes questions from the media regarding a wild police chase on June that ended in the arrest of three juveniles YouTube Screenshot At a June press conference regarding a multi-jurisdictional police chase that involved the arrest of three juveniles law enforcement functionaries decried the lack of advocacy from families and other agencies to make youth accountable for their criminal actions Brookhaven Police Chief Brandon Gurley and Capt Abrem Ayana outlined the June events that led to the arrest of -year-old Octavio Alexander Luviano and two other -year-year-old juveniles after a wild police chase through Fulton and Gwinnett counties Sandy Springs Brookhaven Chamblee and Dunwoody The trio was seen fleeing from Doraville Police around a m while driving a not-yet-reported stolen black Nissan Rogue A drone launched by leadership detected the juveniles allegedly attempting to steal another car a Hyundai sedan in the block of Buford Highway An effort to detain the accused was abandoned but when it became known that the car had been stolen a pursuit ensued which ended when the persons bicycle turned onto I- Police were alerted the persons were also allegedly involved in an earlier shooting episode in unincorporated DeKalb County Using instrument across several jurisdictions the car was detected again on Ashford Dunwoody Road which led to a -minute police chase through Dunwoody Sandy Springs and Gwinnett County with speeds that topped mph It ended when the Rogue hit a median wall on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard near the I- exit according to Gurley and Ayana Drone cameras picked up an attempt to steal a Hyundai sedan by three juveniles who were later arrested after a wild chase Provided by Brookhaven Police Department All three subjects are charged with multiple offenses including possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime auto theft receiving stolen property and loitering or prowling One of the -year-olds was also charged with speeding reckless driving and operating a truck without a license Gurley explained When solicited about the reaction of the parents to their children s arrest Gurley did not specifically address the question but commented law enforcement agencies are seeing a growing trend of serious crimes committed by juveniles and stated the trend can be pinned on a lack of family accountability along with failures by schools courts and region organizations to address troubled teens Families are not taking ownership and accountability for raising their kids We are being met with excuses but with innovation there is no longer he commented she declared Gurley mentioned It s a dangerous place in society when we are no longer surprised when these serious incidents happen and that our youth are involved in it Officers say that they have gathered enough evidence showing that the trio is responsible for other crimes over the past four days They are defendants in a great number of other crimes spanning jurisdictions in the last three or four days Gurley announced I expect that we will clear multiple of these cases The post Police bureaucrats decry increasing trend of juveniles involved in serious crimes appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta