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  • January 2008

    • Would-Be Teen Hijacker Was Suicidal, Cops Say

      Tennessean  |  Jan 25, 08 3:14 PM CST

      Would-Be Teen Hijacker Was Suicidal, Cops Say

      (Newser) - A California teenager who planned to hijack a flight from Los Angeles to Nashville is in state custody in Tennessee, the Tennessean reports. The 16-year-old had handcuffs and other suspicious items when he was detained, and authorities believe he was suicidal. The FBI dismissed reports he planned to crash the jet into a Hannah Montana concert in Louisiana. More »

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      California  • terrorism  • FBI  • Hannah Montana  • homeland security  • Tennessee  • Nashville  • juveniles

  • December 2007

    • Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

      Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 3:40 PM CST

      Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

      (Newser) - A 16-year-old girl and her boyfriend beat to death her little sister while imitating moves from the Mortal Kombat  video game, Colorado police say. Heather Trujillo and Lamar Roberts, 17, kicked, punched, and body-slammed 7-year-old Zoe Garcia until she was unconscious, CNN reports. They have been charged as adults with felony child abuse. More »

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      video game  • teenagers  • killings  • violent crime  • juveniles

    • Mall Shooter Spent 2 Years in Treatment

      New York Times  |  Dec 9, 07 5:32 AM CST

      Mall Shooter Spent 2 Years in Treatment

      (Newser) - Mall shooter Robert Hawkins spent two years in extensive care at a Nebraska home for troubled teens, where an official said there was "no indication" he would launch one of the deadliest killing rampages in American history, the New York Times reports. He spent a total of five years in juvenile services programs, costing some $265,000. More »

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      murder  • suicide  • shooting  • Nebraska  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • juveniles

    • 'Little Emperors' Run Riot in China

      Reuters  |  Dec 5, 07 5:12 AM CST

      'Little Emperors' Run Riot in China

      (Newser) - China is seeing an explosion in youth crime, and the effects of the one-child policy  and sweeping social and technological change are thought to be partly to blame, reports Reuters. Juvenile delinquency has doubled in the last decade, with offenders getting bolder and more innovative. "They are committing new types of crime and forming larger gangs. They even commit crimes without specific motives," an expert said. More »

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      China  • youth  • cybercrime  • juveniles  • online crime

  • November 2007

    • 8-Year-Old Boy & Pals Charged in Playmate's Rape

      Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Nov 20, 07 3:30 AM CST

      8-Year-Old Boy & Pals Charged in Playmate's Rape

      (Newser) - Three little boys—one aged 8 and two aged 9—appeared yesterday in a Georgia court accused of kidnapping and raping an 11-year-old playmate. They stood before the judge in handcuffs and blue jail jump suits. Their playmate told police the three dragged her into a woods, where one of them raped her, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. More »

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      rape  • juveniles

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