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Thursday, 15 December 2011 13:46

Runaway faces juvenile petitions


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Runaway faces juvenile petitions

A 14-year -old who ran away from home will be petitioned to juvenile court after allegedly breaking into Chaloner Middle School and a building on Gowen Oil property.

Tuesday morning Roanoke Rapids police received a call around 6:25 that a large double paned window at the school had been shattered. Investigating officers found a rock inside the building and blood on the inside and outside of a small opening, according to Captain Andy Jackson.

Later that morning police received a call of a break-in at Gowen Oil Company and found the juvenile sleeping.

Investigators determined from the cuts on the hand the boy had broken into the school. Jackson said the boy reportedly told Detective Jeff Baggett he had broken into the school to get something to eat.

The boy was placed in his mother's custody. Jackson said officers described the home the boy ran away from as being a nice home.

 

 

 

 

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-1 #9 Wanda 2011-12-20 21:28
When a child runs away, there's usually a reason behind it. Whatever that reason, counseling at a minimum should be part of the solution to get at what's going on with the child and/or the family. Where kids are involved it's usually considered a "family" situation even if it could be anything from the child's efforts at dealing with some situation at home, school, the neighborhood, "friends"/peers being ineffective, and even if he/she has tried to involve the parents. Some parents don't want to hear, don't believe, or don't want or know how to deal with what their kids are telling them. No 14 year old should be labeled as having a criminal record based on this offense, however someone objective needs to be involved. Have no idea who the kids or parents are/were and no disrespect to them or the officers, but there are lots of problems in "nice" homes that may or may not have anything to do with the family in and of itself. Get the kid help before his life is ruined.
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+1 #8 Kimberly 2011-12-20 14:57
Quoting T-ONE:
Kimberley (nice name) I beg to differ! The parents are responsible for this kid until he becomes an adult/18yrs old. You can't have these teenagers running around doing anything they want. IMO if you have a kid that's getting out of hand and you can't do anything with him/her, send them to boot camp/reformatory school, you are responsible for the kid until he/she turns 18. Once he/she get's to that age, they are on their own. There's nothing wrong with tough love.


My point was only that judgments about the parents and the home cannot be made from the information provided, which is what the person who commented prior to me seemed to be doing. Of course parents are responsible for their children. I'm just saying, you do not know what these parents have or have not done from the info provided so don't make assumptions about them or their home.
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+6 #7 T-ONE 2011-12-19 15:48
Kimberley (nice name) I beg to differ! The parents are responsible for this kid until he becomes an adult/18yrs old. You can't have these teenagers running around doing anything they want. IMO if you have a kid that's getting out of hand and you can't do anything with him/her, send them to boot camp/reformatory school, you are responsible for the kid until he/she turns 18. Once he/she get's to that age, they are on their own. There's nothing wrong with tough love.
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-1 #6 Scott Thurber 2011-12-18 03:40
Since when did we wanna give punks like this a pass. This thug wants to a criminal well I say lock him up.
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-7 #5 justsaying 2011-12-16 12:16
so u saying if someone break in food lion and say they hunger they will not b charge right
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+7 #4 justathought 2011-12-16 03:56
I just finished reading a child called it, it rocked me to my core. you never know and it never hurts to have someone look into it.
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+10 #3 jaxson 2011-12-15 19:37
Kimberly I totally agree with you and Susan DSS does not need to be called I do believe some officers have good judgement.
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+17 #2 Kimberly 2011-12-15 16:16
Do not make the assumption that this mother, father, or whatever the parenting situation is at this home is at fault. We do not know anything about that from this article. There is no mention of prior calls regarding this juvenile, etc. The fault does not always lie on the parents is all I am saying here - there is such a thing as an incorrigible kid, who despite any advantages given chooses to walk the wrong road. Most of us can say we know parents who have 1 of these. I would agree that further action needs to be taken into the situation; however, don't assume that it's the parents' fault either.
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-14 #1 SUSAN 2011-12-15 16:05
I wonder what the definition of nice home is to the officers. Do they having dealing with the family often. It sounds like DSS needs to do something about this.
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