'It's probably the worst that I’ve seen for the whole western region of the state,” said Pierce County Sheriff's Sergeant Darren Moss.
Police are warning that teen crimes are on the rise, as multiple agencies say they’ve noticed the uptick – and that these crimes are getting more severe.The teens accused of burning Gault Middle School in Tacoma were 15 years old. The teen suspect behind the Ostrom Mushroom Farm in Lacey last year was a 12-year-old girl. Another 12-year-old girl in Tukwila was accused of assaulting elderly victims and robbing them.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says what’s particularly disturbing is that the crimes are escalating. She was sentenced to 30 hours of community service, supervision, and a written letter of apology. She was also under home electronic monitoring while waiting for the sentencing. She said he basically stopped attending school in 7th grade, and prosecutors said he’s had run-ins with the law since he was 12.
KIRO 7 spoke with the teen’s mother after the sentencing off camera. Even she expressed that harsher penalties for some of her son’s earlier crimes might’ve prevented their family from getting to this point.We also took all of these concerns to the King County Department of Public Defense.
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