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Police: 37 Juveniles Arrested In Connection With Vehicle Burglaries
September 15, 2015
Since September 1, Pensacola Police officers have arrested 37 juveniles – some on multiple charges – in connection with more than 25 vehicle burglaries and attempted vehicle burglaries.
“In almost every incident, vehicle doors had been left unlocked,” said Detective Eric Hubley. “The number of vehicle burglaries being investigated would drop tremendously if people would just remember to lock their doors.”
Eight suspects were arrested Saturday and charged with loitering and prowling after they were seen trying to open vehicles in an apartment complex. Hubley said police were called Saturday night after a person saw the suspects pulling on vehicle handles and using flashlights to look into vehicles at Ashley Club Apartments, 2101 Scenic Highway. The suspects ranged in age from 14 to 18. Hubley said they weren’t charged with burglary because they didn’t enter any of the vehicles.
On Sunday, three juveniles – Jose Grady Polnitz, 13; Roderrick Ali Stallworth, 12; and Josea Williams, 11 – were charged with burglary after they were seen climbing onto the roof of Spencer Bibbs Elementary School. Two of the males entered the school via an unlocked window while the third acted as a “look out.”
And on September 8, three males also were arrested after they were seen trying to get into a vehicle in the 2500 block of Magnolia Avenue. Dekailen Dean, 14; Decorrious Hines, 16; and Jacquavious Savage, 14, were all charged with attempted burglary.
Also, on September 5, Pensacola Police officers also arrested seven suspects and charged them with vehicle burglaries that occurred in North Hill in the 1200 block of North A Street, on West Lloyd Street and in the 1300 block of North Palafox Street. Charged with burglary on September 5 were: Khristian Andrews, 15; Jaylen Boyd; 14; Jamound Bruster, 15; Clifford Knight, 15; Jakar Pritchett, 17; Deandre Walker, 14; and Demetrius Wilson, 14.
“Although the majority of burglaries and attempted burglaries have occurred at night, recent burglaries and attempts have occurred during daytime hours,” said Capt. Paul Kelly, who supervises the department’s Criminal Investigations Division. “We encourage everyone to keep a sharp eye on their neighbors’ houses and vehicles, and to call us if they see anyone acting suspiciously.”
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14 Responses to “Police: 37 Juveniles Arrested In Connection With Vehicle Burglaries”
It seems the criminals are getting younger & younger. Why in the world are children allowed to just roam the streets as they see fit, oh I know, I’m sure they have parents that just don’t care. Usually in situations like this, the parents are crooks too, or the children come from broken homes or a lot of other reasons. Either way, if the parents were held responsible for their kids crimes along with the kids and they all do the time together. I don’t mean sit them in jail or juvenile detention watching tv and living off tax payers dollars, put them in boot camp together, make them live in tents make them know what it is to work for what you want, believe me there would be a lot more belts on the butts and monitoring of their kids. This just goes to show what our world has come too. God Bless America!!!
Why should criminals have to suffer for their crimes?
Attitudes like that might make them turn to a different line of work.
David for the innocent
There are some very good kids these days but when you read something like this it makes everyone feel that the kids growing up are very bad. The fact that they are already breaking and entering is probably a clue that this is what they will always do. If they are doing it out here they are lucky someone didn’t shoot them. If they enter a home when someone is there then there is a good possibility that the homeowner will shoot them. Sad. (And yes, some of these senior citizens are very good shots).
Epic butt-whuppins’ would have curtailed much of the thug mentality shown by the clueless punks today.
okay so if you are one who got burglarized have the police found any of the evidence and have the police tried to contact the people. It would be much apprecitive to know that the stuff stolen from my vehicle is returned or atleast found.
The juveniles today show no respect, and have the mentality that I’m a juvenile and nothing will happen to me. Well guess what?!!!! You want to act a thug, welcome to excepting the responsibilities of being an adult!!!! You should be treated as thug!!!! A pain in butt that you are!!!! Welcome to the world!!!! Good Jon escambia county deputies and ppd!!!!!
Kev, I would like to know if the juvi down the road is being a wanna be thug.
I believe minors and law enforcement are protected from having pictures published when arrested.
So sad to be so young but maybe if they are treated like “adults” and have the crud scared out of them maybe they will straighten up.
Why isn’t anyone saying anything about the countless other vehicle burglaries in the other areas like off of blue angel, off of 10 mile rd., etc…. if u look at the dispatched calls page as I do daily it is extremely interesting to see the crime! You will see lots of things such as robberies and shootings that u will never hear about on the news. The point is STOP LEAVING YOUR CAR DOORS UNLOCKED OR LEAVING VALUABLES IN THERE!!!!!! It would never ever occur to me to leave money, guns, jewelry or anything else in there. Usually these breakins happen a lot more in the summer when kids are out of school but lately they are happening just as much. I know parents cant control everything their kid does but put an alarm on the doors and windows so u know if they are sneaking out or not.
They need to publish the names of the parents as well!!!! Or whomever is supposed to be in charge of these thugglets!!
I have an 18 year old son , I assure you, If he were putting worry into the minds of senior citizens as well as the general public, I’d EXPECT his name to be published!!! For Heavens Sake! Kids should not be roaming the streets at night!!!
BRAVO, Officers!!!
Hell yes publish there names. I want to see pictures also to see if any of these punks are the ones who stole from me and used credit cards. If the are they need a good case of lead poisoning!!!!
Should the names of minors who were arrested for loitering be published?