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NEWS ABOUT: juveniles

juveniles stories: 7 news summaries

3 Teens Set Another on Fire, Police Say

15-year-old victim
in Florida will be in hospital for 5 months

Oct 13, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three Florida teens have been charged with the brutal crime of dousing another teenager with a flammable liquid and setting him on fire. The 15-year-old victim, who was sitting by a pool at the time of the attack, is in serious condition and is expected to remain hospitalized for 5... More »

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Florida • arson • juveniles • burn victim • juvenile crime • burned

Court Scraps
Pa. Juvenile Convictions

Corrupt judge took kickbacks from detention centers

Mar 26, 09 6:30 PM CDT
(AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court today overturned hundreds of juvenile convictions issued by a corrupt judge who took millions of dollars in kickbacks from youth detention centers. The state Supreme Court ruled that former judge Mark Ciavarella violated the constitutional rights of youth offenders who appeared in his courtroom without lawyers between... More »

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Pennsylvania • judge • juveniles • kickbacks • juvenile crime • Howard Stern Grid

Would-Be Teen Hijacker
Was Suicidal, Cops Say

Boy had handcuffs, other items aboard flight from LA to Nashville

Jan 25, 08 3:14 PM CST
(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... More »

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

Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

Charged with as adults with felony child abuse

Dec 20, 07 3:40 PM CST
(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... More »

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killings • violent crime • juveniles • Mortal Kombat • teenager • video games

Mall Shooter Spent 2 Years
in Treatment

'No indication' he would launch killing spree, says official

Dec 9, 07 5:32 AM CST
(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... More »

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

'Little Emperors' Run Riot
in China

Single-child pressures & tech revolution blamed in crime surge

Dec 5, 07 5:12 AM CST
(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... More »

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China • youth • cybercrime • juveniles • online crime

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

Boys dragged 11-year-old girl into the woods: cops

Nov 20, 07 3:30 AM CST
(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... More »

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rape • Acworth, Ga. • juveniles • Mary Margaret Oliver

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