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CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Teen wanted after escaping custody in Brampton, police say
Toronto police are searching for a 17-year-old who they say escaped from youth detention facility in Brampton last week. Lucas Nyilas of Toronto is wanted for escape of lawful custody, police say. By law, minors cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, however police say they have obtained judicial authorization to identify the teen until June 7th. Nyilas was being held in detention on two separate sets of charges, police say, including human trafficking and several counts of robbery with a firearm, Toronto police said in a news release. He is also wanted on warrants obtained by police in Hamilton, Waterloo and Peel Region. On Friday at about 11:45 a.m., Peel police were called about a male who they say escaped from the Cuthbert House Open Detention facility in the area of Nelson Street W. and Main Street S. in Brampton, the release said. Nyilas is described as 5 feet seven inches, 160 pounds, with a medium build, a clean-shaven face and brown hair styled in a buzz cut. He was last seen wearing a blue hoodie and red track pants. Police say he is known to frequent the Etobicoke area. Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating the teen, saying not to approach him, but to call 911 if he is spotted.
Washington Post
21-05-2025
- Washington Post
Teens who fled youth detention were involved in D.C. shooting, police say
Three teenagers who absconded from a youth detention center in Pennsylvania on Sunday were involved in an armed robbery and nonfatal shooting with a rifle in D.C. shortly after arriving in the city in a stolen SUV, police said. One of the teens, 17-year-old Daijon Bourn, was arrested and charged as an adult with robbery and other crimes. Police were still looking for the two other juveniles Tuesday. Authorities said the three had been in the custody of the D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, or DYRS, and confined to the Clock Tower School, a contracted facility in Pennsylvania from which the fled. It was unclear what offenses led to their being committed to the school, in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles west of Philadelphia. Criminal proceedings involving juveniles are generally confidential by law. Officials at the school did not respond to requests for comment. At his initial hearing Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court, Bourn's lawyer argued that there was no evidence her client was involved in the robbery and that no money or weapon was found on him when he was arrested. On Sunday, after fleeing the school, police said, the teens stole a red Land Rover and drove back to Washington, where they were joined by two other people. Police said all five took part in the robbery and shooting of a man just before 11 p.m. in the 700 block of 8th Street NE. The victim told police about the red SUV. Police used a helicopter in their search of the neighborhood and saw the SUV traveling east in the 1100 block of H Street NE. After the five bailed out of the vehicle and ran off, two of them returned and drove away, police said. Minutes later, police stopped the SUV as it traveled on Alabama Avenue SE and arrested one adult, 19-year-old Jamal Hawkins, along with Bourn. Hawkins was also charged with armed robbery and illegal possession of an AR-15 rifle. Magistrate Judge Heide Herrmann ordered Bourn and Hawkins jailed until their next hearing, scheduled for Friday.
CBS News
17-05-2025
- CBS News
Judge approves plan to depopulate Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall
A judge approved Los Angeles County Probation's plan to move more than 100 youth detainees out of the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. "This plan reflects our continued commitment to balancing public safety, legal compliance, and the rehabilitative needs of the young people in our care," a probation spokesperson wrote. "While the court's decision is an important step forward, certain variables—such as facility readiness, youth evaluations, and required inspections—must still be completed before the transition can begin." As of May 14, Los Padrinos houses 267 youth: 239 boys and 28 girls. LA County probation noted that the facility will not be fully depopulated or closed and the more than 100 detainees will be transferred to another facility. The department will implement the plan with the Board of State and Community Corrections. "We strongly support the Probation Oversight Commission's recommendation of the immediate, safe release of eligible youth through rapid and thorough reassessments of detention recommendations," the LA County Public Defender's Office wrote in a statement. "Secure placement should always prioritize the safety and development of young individuals, not merely punitive measures." Embroiled in controversy for years, a state inspector deemed Los Padrinos "unsuitable" in December 2024 after staff could not stem the flow of drugs, failed to bring the juvenile prisoners to medical appointments and did not prevent retaliation against inmates who filed grievances. At the time, Bonta said LA County "utterly failed" to provide safety to the juvenile hall prisoners. California closed the facility on Dec. 12 due to systemic failures. Los Padrinos has continued to operate despite the closure order because LA County does not have a viable alternative location nearby. In March, California Attorney General Rob Bonta charged 30 correction officers with allegedly enabling "gladiator fights" at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. "Officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall have a duty to ensure the safety and well-being of those under their care. Instead, the officers charged today did just the opposite – overseeing 'gladiator fights' when they should have intervened," Bonta said. The 30 corrections officers face charges including child abuse, conspiracy, and battery related to the so-called "gladiator fights." According to Bonta's Office, the charged officers allowed and sometimes encouraged 69 fights at Los Padrinos between July 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023. State prosecutors said 143 kids between the ages of 12 and 18 were beaten during those six months.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- BBC News
Teen admits setting fire to minibuses at Taunton Park and Ride
A 17-year-old boy has admitted setting fire to seven minibuses, damaging cars and assaulting an emergency teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to six offences at North Somerset Magistrates' Court on 29 admitted carrying out an arson attack at Silk Mills Park and Ride in Taunton on 26 April. Seven minibuses were destroyed in the fire, including four specially-adapted vehicles worth up to £250, teenager was remanded into youth detention until a sentencing hearing at the magistrates' court on 29 May. He was charged with one count of arson to a car on 25 April and a second on the minibuses on 26 April as well as criminal damage to two cars, affray and assault by beating an emergency worker on 27 the time, Somerset Council said four of the buses were specially adapted to provide transport for vulnerable children and young adults, and cost up to £250, staff managed to keep services running despite the attack and local businesses offered to loan out specialised vehicles.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Teenager given youth detention for St Pauls knife attack
A 15-year-old boy has been detained for two years and one month for stabbing a teenager in the incident occurred in St Pauls, Bristol, at the junction of Badminton Road and Ashley Road at about 16:00 GMT on 13 defendant was arrested the same day and later pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of a was sentenced to 25 months youth detention on Tuesday at Bristol Crown Court. The victim was taken to hospital after the attack but his injuries were not life threatening or life defendant was further sentenced to 25 months detention for a charge of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and possession of a blade relating to an incident on 8 June sentence will run concurrently to the sentence for the attack on 13 February.
