Thursday, June 25, 2009
Police arrested three teens Wednesday for alleged participation in a rash of North Side vandalism.
The windows of many vehicles, parked between North Eighth Street and North 20th Street, were broken Tuesday night, said Jim Connors, commander of the patrol division. A witness reported seeing a vehicle driving through the streets and the occupants breaking windows.
No total was available on the number of vehicles damaged. Officers are still receiving calls from owners who have discovered the damage.
Officers located a vehicle on Corby Parkway thought to be involved in the vandalism and took three males into custody, Mr. Connors said. The investigation is continuing.
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Jbaldy45 says...
The 3 stooges got caught let me preside over the trial and I would assure that anyone else who thought about vandalizing would definitely think twice.
June 25, 2009 at 12:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
pops says...
I'm in line next to you....
June 25, 2009 at 6:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
southpride says...
amen
June 25, 2009 at 7:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
heritage_sarahhochschwender says...
again? what is wrong with these bozos? do these stoooooopid teens not know that the last time this happenned the violators were mandated to pay for all of the window replacements? i think it came to about 15k per offender.
June 25, 2009 at 8:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
BCotter says...
Whatever happened to the paintball vandals that drove around southend a few months ago? There's still orange gobs of paint on street signs all over my neighborhood.
June 25, 2009 at 8:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
grannytuff says...
We should organize a "responsibility squad". It would be comprised of citizens that are sick and tired of these thugs and are willing to take a turn at punishment.
My family was disciplined, spanked, and punished when we did just minor things. My dad would literally have beaten me half to death if I had done things being done today by these juvenile delinquents. If I ever got caught with a gun, he would have beat me with it so I would knew what it felt like before I could use it on someone else.
We can't blame just the parents for this though, because these kids are taught in school that your parents can't touch you because that is abuse and they should call the police. The one time that came out of my son's mouth, I picked up the phone and dialed for him. It was never mentioned again.
I will not condone beatings or abuse, but my kids were disciplined and they knew the punishments they would receive beforehand.
If more "first time offenders" as they are called were handled properly. There would definitely be a lot less seconds. These kids have got to learn respect and obedience.
June 25, 2009 at 9:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
unknown_user says...
I for one hope that they do have to pay, my car had its windshield smashed in by these kids as well as another car down the street. So now I have to pay $195 so I can drive my car again. I can gurantee that I will be in court with all my paperwork to get restitution.
I also have to say that the parents are to blame because they should have known where their kids were at 4:00am when I was woken up by the police. If I would have been out at 4 am and my parents didn't know where I was, they would have been out looking for me and I would be in serious trouble when they got me home.
June 25, 2009 at 9:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
luvroses1969 says...
It's not just the kids, its the parents too. My daughter had her mini bike stolen a couple years ago. The police told me flat out, chances are slim of getting it back. For one reason we are located out of city limits and this was not considered important enough for their time. I got mad and went on a hunt. I had the kid tracked down within a day. The kid and his friends had spray painted it, tried to change the color but we had items on it to easily identify it. Long story short we took the kid to court and won. We got the money out of him for damages. Noticed his name in the paper a while back, he is now in prison for car theft. Did not learn a thing. Only thing we can do is try to protect our own property and help our neighbors be keeping a close eye on things. This kids parents obviously did not raise this boy right. I raise my kids strict, they know not to steal, a lie is not tolerated, and if someone needs your help, offer it if you are able to help. It all starts at home with the parents and continues on.
June 25, 2009 at 9:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GrannyKK says...
Yes, it's the parents, but it's also the FEAR of getting called a child abuser because you spank your child! That's why all of this is happening. It is SAD. So the kids get away with murder...... or whatever else they want to do.
June 25, 2009 at 9:46 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
heritage_sarahhochschwender says...
i recall spankings, but the biggest deterrent to misbehaving was my dad's admonition not to tarnish the family name. with a name like hochschwender you couldn't exactly claim it was "that other kid" LOL.
its a darn good those rotters didn't touch the '66 dodge dart. i would have had to hurt them in a way they would never forget.
June 25, 2009 at 10:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
misplaced1 says...
IMHO people who vandalize and destroy peoples property should be made to do community service in the form of community restoration and beautification right out in the open where everyone can see them. They can paint, clean graffiti, mow, sweep, basic repairs to low income properties such as fix railings or fencing. Aside from paying fines to repair what they have damaged, they need to make it up to the community. I don't see spending time in a correctional facility as doing a darn thing but giving these kids status and making them worse. Lets make them give back.
June 25, 2009 at 10:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
chara says...
i think they should use the singapore way. good piece of cane. remember the punk who vandalized cars. bet he hasn;t touch one since. i've got some cane.
June 25, 2009 at 10:59 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dalearch says...
Let's water board them. We may not get any more useful info:but at least we can have some fun.
June 25, 2009 at 11:09 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dalearch says...
aye
June 25, 2009 at 11:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
darkhorse says...
Harsher punishment = less crime. When jail or prison is like visiting a resort what incentive is there to stay out? I believe our founding fathers had a very different opinion of what was considered cruel and unusual punishment.
June 25, 2009 at 11:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sassyone says...
You know, it is a very sad thing that many in our society are more concerned for the the "rights" and feelings of the criminal versus the rights and security of the victims. I agree that the punishments handed out (if there is one at all) are WAY too tame. As a child and teenager, my parents would be more than willing to spank or seriously punish me for wrongs that I or my siblings may have caused. Also, if my neighbors caught us doing something that we shouldn't be doing, my parents were more than fine with them punishing us as well. As an adult and a mother, I am grateful for every single swat that I received. Truth be told, I probably deserved a few more. I vote to bring back accountability to those of all ages. I will be more than happy to hand out the punishments. :-)
June 25, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
singlemomof3 says...
I say teach these young people. They should pay for all damages, they should work with the windshield installers to replaced all broken windshields and when the owners come to pick up their vehicle, they should apologize to their face.
June 25, 2009 at 1:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
blackorchid011 says...
Harsher punishment doesn't necessarily imply that the offender will not recommitt the crime. If you study social statistics, incarceration doesn't have much of an effect on re-offense rates and in states that avidly use the death penalty, murder rates are HIGHER than in states that do not use the death penalty or use it sparingly. These statistics show that harsher punishment isn't the solution to the problem. By this I'm not saying that these vandals should go without punishment, I think that these little punks should be forced to pay for their damage, and if they're minors without jobs, then mom and dad should have to pay as the responsible party for these minors and make their kids get a job and pay them back (that's what my mom would have ordered, after a severe beating for being stupid). I also agree that these kids should not only have to pay, but give back to the community as well. I'm sick of the vandals too, we need to pull together as a community and brainstorm effective detourance techniques for these types of crimes. Responsibility of raising kids cannot be left alone to parents, but as a community we learn from each other and we need to learn to better TEACH each other.
June 25, 2009 at 2:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Mookie625 says...
I'm glad they caught those worthless pieces of crap .wish they had caught the ones that broke out my mother's back windshield during the winter when she had to go for chemo and radiation for lung cancer. i'm surprised she didnt get pnuemonia until we got the money together to replace it. Mom is like 68 yrs old and some worthless punks decide to go to northwood and see how many windows they can smash,. she was parked in a handicapped spot with handicapped tags under a light. they got at least one car in each parking lot that night.
June 25, 2009 at 3:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
amother says...
it goes back to the parents i had a kid that worked for me got in a lot of trouble stealing wreckless driving etc. he was 16 he finally did a hit a run didnt hurt anyone and found out it was an elderly lady that lived down the street from him i asked him what his parents punishment was for him he said nothing.. lets just say he said he was glad i was not his parent this is what i told him i would do to him first the truck is sold the money goes to the lady he hit he then would go to her house at least twice a week to do any chores that she might need done mowing painting etc.. he would also not be allowed to drive untill he was 18.. i have told my own kids the same thing one ticket i will let slide after the second no car for 2 months third no car at all if parents dont step up and start parenting and stop trying to be the kids friends nothing will change
June 25, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JLS says...
amother- you are much more generous than we have been with our kids.... one ticket equals NO car... driving is a privilege, NOT a right! We have made that very clear from the day they started driving... and they know we mean it!
The problem with many kids is that they feel they are entitled to drive, entitled to a car, entitled to do whatever they want. Parents are so afraid of making their kids mad that they don't make them responsible.
Go into any high school parking lot... You can not tell me that those high school kids have EARNED the right to drive many of those cars... whether financially or responsibly! Too many parents go out and buy their kids a NEW or NEWER car because they think their kids deserve it... BS!! There isn't a kid I know who deserves a $10k or $20k car (or more) because they turned 16! Our son was pleased to pieces when he got his $300 car, even though he had friends who received brand new pickups on their 16th birthdays! My son took better care of his car though... because he knew we weren't afraid to let it sit in the driveway if he failed to earn the privilege to drive it!
June 26, 2009 at 5:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )