When Cops Face Dangerous Teens
from TruRed CRIME Hosted by TrueRed CRIME
A boy with a machete. A girl with a stolen SUV. A group of teenagers who planned to shoot up their high school. These are the calls where the suspects are young enough to be the officer's own children. In Palm Bay, Florida, police confronted a 15-year-old who had murdered his parents and was walking toward an elementary school with a rifle. Officers tackled him before he could enter the building. In Maryland, a 14-year-old girl led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car, reaching 100 miles per hour before crashing into a tree. She had been expelled from school for bringing a knife to class. In Oregon, a 13-year-old boy called 911 to report he had killed his mother. When officers arrived, they found the woman dead and the boy sitting on the couch playing video games. He showed no emotion. The hardest part for police is not the danger. It is looking at a teenager in handcuffs and knowing that somewhere, a parent failed. A teacher missed the signs. A system designed to catch these kids before they kill dropped the ball. Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because sometimes the monster is not a stranger in the dark. Sometimes the monster is a child who was never saved.
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