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Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say
Robber Holds Knife To 13-Year-Old, PA State Police Say  A 13-year-old was held at knife-point, Pennsylvania State Police announced on June 9, 2023. The boy was accosted by a 15-year-old male on May 30 between 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on West Jefferson Avenue, Myerstown, according to the state police.  The older teen approached the boy and pressed a pocket knife against his stomach while demanding cash, PSP explained. The would-be robber "verbally threatened to stab the victim," PSP stated in the release.  Somehow the boy managed to break free and run away. The unidentified teen was later arrested for "robbery, terroristic thre…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Who Threatened To Shoot Police Officer Arrested In Central PA Child Who Threatened To Shoot Police Officer Arrested In Central PA
Child Who Threatened To Shoot Police Officer Arrested In Central PA A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after he threatened to shoot a police officer.  The unidentified boy "expressed intent in obtaining a gun and shooting one of our police officers," the Susquehanna Township police said.  The arrested was made following a week-long investigation.  The child was charged with terroristic threats.  He is currently being held at Schaffner detention center.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police
Child Caught With Bricks Of Heroin, Loaded Gun In Western PA: Police A 13-year-old boy has been arrested after he was found with bricks of heroin in western Pennsylvania, authorities say.  The young teen "was loitering suspiciously in the back yard of a residence along Russellwood Avenue,"  McKees Rocks police say.  Following an investigation, he was found to have stolen a 9mm gun, according to the release.  Three bricks of heroin and the loaded gun were seized from the boy when he was taken into custody.  Additional information was unavailable as the incident involves a minor. 

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by Jillian Pikora
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Boy, 13, Hospitalized In York Shooting Boy, 13, Hospitalized In York Shooting
Boy, 13, Hospitalized In York Shooting A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized in a York shooting, police said. Officers responding to the 100 block of S. Newberry Street found he boy with a non life-threatening gunshot wound around 6:40 p.m. Monday, police said. The boy was treated at an area hospital and expected to survive.  Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the York City Police Department in any of the following ways: Email D1C Baez: abaez@yorkcity.org   Call York County Crime Stoppers at 755TIPS  York City Police Tip Line at 717-849- 2204  York City Police Department at ‪717-846-1234 T…

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by Cecilia Levine