15-year-old repetition offenders due to kidnapping, armed robbery of the 12-year-old boy in East Baltimore charged

The Baltimore police said a 12-year-old boy was robbed on the way to school in East Baltimore on Monday in East Baltimore, and they arrested a 15-year-old repetition because of the crime.

The police made the announcement on Friday and said that the victim was addressed by three people, forced into a nearby house and then attacked and robbed his phone and sneaker.

The 15-year-old was charged with armed robbery and the kidnapping, since the teenager was already electronically monitored at the time of the violent attack “due to the previous participation in several stolen car incidents and robberies”.

He was brought to the youth justice center, but further details, including its name, are unknown due to his age.

“You can't just point your finger on the children. It is deeper than that …”

“It definitely shocked me-a 12-year-old, who was kidnapped by some other children. It only tells them that it gets worse out here than better,” said a neighbor who refused to name his name.

He told the WJZ investigator Mike Hellgren that young people just don't have enough to do.

“It is easier to get into difficulties than to do the right thing out here,” he said. “You can't just put your finger on the children. It is deeper than that. We have to inspire these political people.”

Prosecutor is frustrated by youth crimes

In a town hall this week, Ivan Bates said from Baltimore City State.

“They go back and make part of the same behavior,” he said.

While The overall crime is falling In the city, Bates said that arrests and fees for young criminals had shot up.

• In 2022, 303 were arrested and charged with juvenile crimes in Baltimore City.
• In 2023 the number rose to 637
• And last year it hit 1.126 according to his office.

“The system makes no sense,” said Bates of the crowd.

Repeat the perpetrator

During a hearing on public security, the city council last week said the police that a small group of the same adolescent is behind crimes and repeatedly unveiled the same names in their regular meetings with the department for young people.

“We all know these cases in which a young person is arrested several and several and several times and ultimately commits violent crimes,” said Mark Conway, chairman of the council and chairman of public security.

“We find that maybe three out of ten young people in which we ask for imprisonment are actually arrested by DJs. These are usually the pistols and the arrest warrant,” said Lisa Reynolds from the BPD at the hearing. “The young people who commit violent crimes return home during monitoring.”

In this hearing, the police said that because they are familiar with these repeated young criminals, they can make quick identifications.

This seems to be the case in the arrest of the 15-year-old suspect in the Aisquith Street attack.

In this case, the other two suspects are still free.

Summer youth activities in Baltimore

Baltimore started his Strategy for the commitment of summer youth Prevent violence.

The initiative builds an outcome lock for young people in the city and creates specialized programs for them.

Mayor Brandon Scott said that after implementing the program in the summer of 2024, the number of shooting horses decreased by 66%, and the number of serious victims of attack fell by 31%.

The program comprises 42 summer camping places through relaxation and parks as well as the return of the City Reln The Block Party, midnight basketball and parties in the Druid Hill Pool.

In addition, hours in the city's recreation centers in the city are extended every Friday and Saturday from June 20 to August 16 to 11 p.m.