Teens Suspected in Thefts of 14 Guns
Investigators charged four 16-year-old boys in two cases involving home and auto burglaries and the alleged thefts of firearms, CDs and cash.
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A traffic stop that resulted in the discovery of a stolen firearm has led to the arrests of four Bartow County teens, according to a Bartow County Sheriff’s Office press release.
Investigators arrested four 16-year-old boys in connection with two cases after authorities recovered stolen guns and ammunition, Sheriff Clark Millsap said in the release.
A pistol found Feb. 16 when a patrol deputy conducted a traffic stop was traced back to a Highway 140 incident, which led investigators to recover other stolen firearms. Charges relate to the alleged Feb. 11 burglary of an outbuilding on Pine Log Road and suspected Feb. 12 auto burglaries in a Highway 140 driveway near Rydal. While 12 guns were reported stolen from the outbuilding, two additional pistols, cash and CD's were taken from three vehicles in the later incident, according to authorities.
Two of the teen foursome each face three counts of entering an auto and a criminal trespass charge, while the other two are each charged with burglary, three counts of entering an auto and a criminal trespass.
All four are awaiting Bartow County Juvenile Court appearance dates.
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Laura Barnwell
3:02 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Where are the parents? Your child should be your first priority.
Do you know where your children are?
Becky Hadley
5:34 pm on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Laura, Apparently you don't have teenagers. They do what they want when they want. Don't judge.
wanda bonds
10:18 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Laura is right where are the parents. Not all teens do just what they want. I work in a high school not all students are this way.
Melissa Ferguson
1:34 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I have 2 teen boys 17 and 18. when they were 16 and 17 they thought it would be cute to steal a stop sign. I called the police on them! They do what they want to? NO not in my house they don't! I agree with Laura, where are the parents?
Laura Barnwell
5:24 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
If you truly love your children please spend time with them. Be involved,with them listen to them. Know where they are, who there friends are. This tender age of 16 you think you know everything. Their life is just beginning you never want his or her life to be spent in and out of prison. Tell them you Love them and wan't the best for them.
Becky Hadley
7:00 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Yes...but it is what they don't tell you that gets them in so much trouble. Parents need to be active in their teens lives but at 60 years old, I know they at some point you need to stop blaming parents for your bad actions. Where is the accountability for the teen? Don't teach them that we will bail them out...teach them consequences. I have two wonderful grown children but there comes a point where they stopped blaming me for their bad actions.
Laura Barnwell
3:46 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Once they are the age of accountability we are no longer responsible for their mistakes. They have a life just like you, live and learn. but you always let them know how much you Love them. And it's time for them to stand on their two feet. That’s all you can do just pray you can keep a line of communication, that’s your job as a parent. Never stop loving them, just back off they have to learn from their own mistakes, just like we did.
Dan Knowles
10:04 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
First let me say, "Excellent job of policing and follow-up investigation!". Traffic stops do lead to more than just traffic tickets.
Everyone needs to listen to the comments above about staying involved with your children. As the Chief of Police for th Campus Police, I see everyday children that have no supervision at home nor parent involvement in their lives. I also see children who have no respect for the consequences of their actions. Now I'm only speaking of 10% or so of the student population. But, I've said for years, "If we have parents being parents, I'd be out of a job."
Please, please, please get involved with your teenager. Even though they say they don't need you, they really do!