Philadelphia Will Do  
 

Keystone Cops: Teenagers Nowadays

keystonecops.jpg
022307homicides.gif

Keystone Cops is a daily look at crime, police, public safety and drug news. Homicide totals are unofficial.

• A 15-year-old high schooler from Norristown is charged with holding up six convenience stores. Fortunately, since he’s only 15, the prosecutors have come up with a great rehabilitation program: “Our position is going to be that he is not amenable to any kind of rehabilitative treatment — none, zero. This kid needs to go away and he needs to go away for a long time.” Oh. [KYW 1060]

• Andre Henry, the man who said it was actually his twin brother — which he doesn’t have — who committed all the crimes he was accused of, was found guilty of all those crimes. Oh, yeah, he also tried to sneak a homemade knife into the courtroom and wanted to blow up the Gallery in order to rob a bank while everyone was concerned about the Gallery. Henry’s plan was foiled when he realized people would be celebrating too much for him to get into any banks to rob if the Gallery were blown up. [Inquirer]

• 19-year-old Jacob Christine of Bethlehem was arrested after firing a gun at a motel that hit two people after it ricocheted off a wall. [NBC 10]

• A 14-year-old has been charged with several attacks at Temple University. Yes, it appears almost all of our criminals today are teenagers. [6 ABC]

  1. Pat Says: Feb 23 2:47 PM

    As long as the morals and ethics of drug sales are left in the hands of addicts, gangsters and social predators, the least moral and most unethical people in our society, ever younger under-educated and under-employed children will be enticed into the glamor and intoxication and riches of Philadelphia’s $ 700 million annual retail black market for drugs.

    Its the economics of the situation.

    Put responsible, democratically regulated and licensed members of the community in control of drug sales and the morals and ethics of the communtiy will be respected.

    Police say: reduce crime, ‘Give heroin to addicts’

Leave a Reply

Name *required

Mail *will not be published, required

Website

Submit