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   The suspects - all between the ages of 11 and 14 - were arrested after the   
   string of violent robberies activated MPD's Crime Pattern Response Protocol.   
      
   MINNEAPOLIS — Six juveniles between the ages of 11 and 14 are facing the   
   possibility of criminal charges after they were arrested following police   
   pursuits and crashes Tuesday. Minneapolis police are trying to determine if   
   these suspects are    
   responsible for a string of armed robberies earlier in the day.   
      
   "It almost seems like this activity is being done for fun, and it does feel at   
   times that the kids are beating us at our own game here," Police Chief Brian   
   O'Hara said Wednesday at a press conference.   
      
   MPD said in a press release that the first robbery happened around 11:30 a.m.   
   in the city's Minnehaha neighborhood. Police Chief Brian O'Hara shared that a   
   second robbery at gunpoint occurred near Powderhorn Park and that shots were   
   fired at the victim    
   from a vehicle but no one was hurt. A third robbery involving a firearm was   
   reported around 1:30 p.m. in the Lyndale neighborhood.   
      
   Due to the similarity of the robberies, O'Hara said the Crime Pattern Response   
   Protocol was activated, and officers from MPD, the Hennepin County Sheriff's   
   Office and State Patrol began "flooding the area in search of the involved   
   vehicles."   
      
   One of the suspect vehicles was located but fled when officers tried to   
   initiate a stop, according to O'Hara. That vehicle crashed on I-94 westbound   
   near Cedar Avenue. A second vehicle O'Hara said was stolen also crashed nearby.   
      
   Four other vehicles were involved in the crashes but officials said no one in   
   those vehicles was hurt.   
      
   "They don't have a concept of the danger associated with their activity,"   
   Chief O'Hara said. "Either that or they don't have an appreciation, sadly,   
   don't have appreciation for their own life, let alone the lives of others."   
      
   The juveniles in the two crashed suspect cars ran but were arrested. Three   
   boys, ages 11, 12 and 13, two 14-year-old girls and a 12-year-old girl were   
   being booked at the juvenile detention center, O'Hara said. Five of the   
   suspects have been released    
   from the JDC, another is in the hospital in stable condition.   
      
   "There's a lack of places to put these kids to keep them safe until we can   
   figure out who can give them the intensive supervision and services that they   
   need," O'Hara said.   
      
   So what should be done with these kids, committing these crimes? Reverend   
   Jerry MacAfee, founder of violence prevention organization 21 Days of Peace   
   believes the first line of defense is the parents.   
      
   "Your child is out of line, let's admit it for a change, and then let's see   
   how we can get them back to good," Reverend McAffe said. "But to deny the   
   reality of what's happening in your own home is insane."   
      
   “Our Crime Pattern Response protocol continues to be an effective strategy   
   to quickly locate and arrest those committing crimes of violence in   
   Minneapolis,” Chief O’Hara said. “The fact that I see this activity   
   continuing with children so young -    
   despite all our efforts - is incredibly frustrating and highlights the urgent   
   need for action. I am grateful for the immediate response of law enforcement   
   in finding and arresting these juveniles before they could cause more harm to   
   members than of our    
   community or themselves.”   
      
   MPD shared that the 12-year-old suspect has had six contacts with police. The   
   other boys and girls had no or limited prior contact with MPD and will likely   
   be referred to juvenile diversion programs.   
      
   Police are still investigating the juveniles' involvement in the three   
   robberies Tuesday and whether they are responsible for other recent crimes.   
      
   https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/children-and-teens-arr   
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