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74 Juvehile Cases'1Handled First Weektion (|causivocalStulastbackBy CLAUDE FRENSLEYThe police juvenile division concluded abusy first week of existence Saturday with a record of 74 investigations, but despiteinvestigations were questioned about vandalisms on three vacant houses. Restitution was then made to owners of* the property. Twograde schoolers were found9she hthis total juvenile officers said carr^n8 balanced throwingknives, which they had beensihhthe youthful crime situation here is not serious.Only 15 of the cases were serious enough to merit referral to Howard Large, probation officer, according to LT. A. 0. Fonville, division chief. Both totals of investigations and referrals represent only a small portion of the!edi-Tt1-youthful inhabitants of this city, Fonville said.throwing at wooden targets, and said they would like to throw at pigeons.Fonville and his‘.chief assistant, Sgt. J. D. Goforth, credited the first week’s successful operation to good co-operation by both private citizens and city agencies. “We are appreciative of the cooperation we are getting from the people,” Fonville said, “it is oneThough almost four-fifths of the 0f thjngs we have to have.’i-1-lenaticofs,n-n,ir-Lirneeiis-U-cases involved minor offenses the four juvenile officers were kept busy investigating the 15 serious ones sent to Large. These included five arrests for burglary, six for theft, three as run-awaysand one miscellaneous case.%Burglary cases involved one Negro boy held in the burglary of a juke box, three white boys involved in the burglary of a grocery store, and one white boy held in the investigation of a trailer house burglary. The Negro boy’s case is being carried on until the middle of December when he will reach his seventeenth birthday and can be charged as an adult.The six theft cases referred to large all stemmed from operations of a B-B gun “theft ring” which took five of the small rifles from a downtown department store. Police arrested six Negro boys, the eldest 13 years old, and recovered all five rifles.All but one of the rifles had been scratched, burned or dropped in water in an attempt to make them look used. Only one youth, a 13-year-old, was held in arrest and officers recommended he be adjudged a delin-RCphonThviewkindRoaiexacFridTtladyp.mwatcwasa lt;prac furn ans kept T1a.m ther as . soui)0tHt-rasorlis-potAs outlined by a policy statement of Police Chief C. C. “Bud” Daniel when he formed the division Nov. 20, juveniles have been released to responsible adults as soon as possible after arrest.Juveniles are referred to Large only if they are belived habitual delinquents or if they have committed a crime under which an adult could be given a jail sentence.Division officers are given dis- —icretionary authority to release m a juvenile at the station or hold him as an habitual offender. Officers determine whether a youth is a habitual offender by examining his case history in a case history folder set up and maintained on each youth arrested.In each case where a referral is not made to the probation department, the parents concerned are called to police headquarters lt;lnd a disposition is worked out between parents and the juvenile division officers.Other officers serving with Fonville and Goforth'are Patrolmen Johnny Cawycr and John Loftin.C.■%Vy*msda,ug-be!ard t a thequentOut-Of-TownThe three run aways referredto Large were all from out of/ »town.The final refferal involved a 12-year-old white girl.Totals of investigations by category were Burglary 5, theft 12, run-aways 4, destruction of property 13, affray (fighting) 6y var grancy 1, curfew violations 8, disturbing the peace 16, carrying knives 2, truancy 1, and miscellaneous 6.Though they sound dangerous, the destruction of property and knife-carrying cases proved to be trivial.All 13 arrested on destructionChili Supper SetAt Prairie Valleylt;NOCONA, Texas (Special)—A public chili supper will be served at Prairie Valley Schol Tuesday night under the sponsorship of the Prairie Valley P-TA, the association’s president. Bill Year-gin, says.Serving will begin at 6 p.m. Entertainment for the evening will be 42 and dominoes.Thursday, the Prairie Valley senior class cleared $120 at thejr annual turkey dinner.I1ii(11lt;
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Wichita Falls Times
Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Sun, Nov 30, 1958
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