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 agents decried the lack of assistance 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 functionaries detected the juveniles allegedly attempting to steal another car a Hyundai sedan in the block of Buford Highway An effort to detain the persons of interest was abandoned but when it became known that the wagon had been stolen a pursuit ensued which ended when the subjects van turned onto I- Police were alerted the individuals were also allegedly involved in an earlier shooting development in unincorporated DeKalb County Using mechanism 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 individuals 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 bicycle without a license Gurley mentioned When inquired about the reaction of the parents to their children s arrest Gurley did not specifically address the question but announced law enforcement agencies are seeing a growing trend of serious crimes committed by juveniles and announced the trend can be pinned on a lack of family accountability along with failures by schools courts and group organizations to address troubled teens Families are not taking ownership and accountability for raising their kids We are being met with excuses but with instrument there is no longer he commented she revealed 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 Executives say that they have gathered enough evidence showing that the trio is responsible for other crimes over the past four days They are subjects in plenty of other crimes spanning jurisdictions in the last three or four days Gurley disclosed I expect that we will clear numerous of these cases The post Police agents decry increasing trend of juveniles involved in serious crimes appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta