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Police arrested five Lawrence juveniles who were out past curfew and suspected of breaking into cars in a west Lawrence neighborhood early Wednesday.

By Janet Reid

July 1, 2009

Police arrested five Lawrence juveniles who were out past curfew and suspected of breaking into cars in a west Lawrence neighborhood early Wednesday.

Officers were called to the 1800 block of Carmel Drive about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday, after someone spotted a suspicious vehicle in the neighborhood.

Police stopped a car matching the description and found five boys inside. The juveniles were taken into custody on child in need of care and auto burglary charges. One of the youths also was arrested on a charge of aggravated burglary.

Officers recovered several stolen items from the car.

Police said their investigation is ongoing.

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1 July 2009
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Informed (Anonymous) says…

Curfew? Is there a curfew in Lawrence? What hours/age?
1 July 2009
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tangential_reasoners_anonymous (Anonymous) says…

Curfew?

Gesundheit!
1 July 2009
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Irish (Irish Swearingen) says…

OeraLinda not cute at all.
First time I have heard of a curfew. I am unable to find out anything about it on Google.
Sounds like they caught them red handed, pretty much.
1 July 2009
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TtownKUlivin (Anonymous) says…

Go to City of Lawrence website and search for curfew. Article 8 (11pm-6am on Tuesday to Wednesday)

http://www.lawrenceks.org/city_code/s…
1 July 2009
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Bubarubu (Anonymous) says…

Google, boy, you're leaving no stone unturned. Took five seconds to pull up the city code from the city's website, then five seconds to search the PDF:
14-801 children.
It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to wander,
lounge, loaf, loiter or play in, about, or upon any public street, alley, sidewalk, vacant
lot, public place or other place normally accessible to the general public for public
use, whether on foot, or in a vehicle or by any means, during the hours of curfew
which are hereby specified for each day of each week as provided, to wit:
11:00 p.m. Monday to 6:00 a.m. Tuesday;
11:00 p.m. Tuesday to 6:00 a.m. Wednesday;
11:00 p.m. Wednesday to 6:00 a.m. Thursday;
11:00 p.m. Thursday to 6:00 a.m. Friday;
12:30 a.m. Saturday to 6:00 a.m. Saturday;
12:30 a.m. Sunday to 6:00 a.m. Sunday;
11:00 p.m. Sunday to 6:00 a.m. Monday;
unless accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, or other person exercising legal
custody of such child. Such prohibition shall not apply to such children under the
age of eighteen (18) years who are en route by the most direct and accessible route
between their homes and authorized places of employment, authorized
entertainment, or authorized place of attendance to their residences. The term
“authorized” as used in this Section shall denote and require prior authorization by a
parent, legal guardian, or other person exercising legal custody.
1 July 2009
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Informed (Anonymous) says…

Thank you for your help, OeraLinda.
1 July 2009
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grammaddy (Anonymous) says…

There used to be a curfew here. I know because I got a ticket for “minor out after curfew”. My son was sitting on our curb at midnight. Curfew was 11 pm. Why are minors out at 4:15 am?

1 July 2009
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GardenMomma (Anonymous) says…

Probably because they've been up all night.
1 July 2009
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Informed (Anonymous) says…

Where's the love, waka1? Maybe they're homeless and just needed a place to crash.
1 July 2009
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gsxr600 (Anonymous) says…

Being minors, they'll have to pay for damages, get put on diversion, and have to do some community service. That's probably gonna be it…. unfortunately.
1 July 2009
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cheeseburger (Anonymous) says…

gsxr600 (Anonymous) says…
Being minors, they'll have to pay for damages, get put on diversion, and have to do some community service. That's probably gonna be it…. unfortunately

In this county, with Branson et al., I bet they get less than that - a hand slap will probably be about it!
1 July 2009
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Marion (Marion Lynn) says…

Children at play!

Surely the product of unrestrained growth!

Where is Merrill on this one?
1 July 2009
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rubberband (Anonymous) says…

dude I want the old waka1 back
1 July 2009
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KansasPerson (Anonymous) says…

rubberband, you read my mind.

I miss the old waka.
1 July 2009
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Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says…

Okay now I want to know which one of you clowns hacked into waka's username?

Gnome?
Marion?
Tange?

2 July 2009
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compmd (Anonymous) says…

“It shall be unlawful for any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to wander, lounge, loaf…”

You heard it kids: No Loafing. Got it?
2 July 2009
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RoeDapple (Anonymous) says…

Has waka1's dad been posting under his name?…….
2 July 2009
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Coach_Eric (Anonymous) says…

Yes, the old waka1 was much more fun…
2 July 2009
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lily (Anonymous) says…

Curfew has been around for a long time. 5 juveniles out riding around at 4:15 in the morning is not a normal activity.
They need jobs.
2 July 2009
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Raider (Anonymous) says…

Curfew has been around for a long time. 5 juveniles out riding around at 4:15 in the morning is not a normal activity.
They need jobs.

They don't need jobs. They need parents. These little creeps should be locked up for about a year. Then, their parents need to have neglect charges filed against them, and face possible jail time. Make an example out of these thugs AND the parents and maybe others will pay attn.
2 July 2009
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blue73harley (Anonymous) says…

waka1 finally took the DARE program to heart?

Or just down to seeds and stems again?

Or is this a by-product of Wakarusa Fest moving to Arkansas?

Has anyone seen the “Honk for Hemp” guy lately?

This is truly disturbing. Is Lawrence becoming normal instead of NORML?
2 July 2009
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cavtrooper (Anonymous) says…

Yea, The “Honk for Hemp” guy is still around.
Saw him at work last night.
2 July 2009
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born_to_run (Anonymous) says…

What happens to the kids will depend on their prior criminal history/contact with the court system, and the amount of damage they did. I doubt they get a slap on the wrist, especially for the aggravated burglary charge. However, let's not rush to judgement on the parents. Maybe their parents put them to bed and thought they were in for the night and the juveniles snuck out of the house or thru a window to do this. Just a thought. I'm not a parent, and I'm not trying to excuse these parents, but I remember sneaking out of my parent's house several times as a teenager and staying out late during the summer. Although, I wasn't involved in the kind of crap that these kids are. So let's not rush to judgement on the parents (unless their is proof that the parents are neglectful or just don't care what their kids do).

2 July 2009
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blue73harley (Anonymous) says…

Recommended sentence - deportation to Topeka.
2 July 2009
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born_to_run (Anonymous) says…

Oops. I meant to say “there” not “their” in the last sentence. Sorry for the grammatical error!
2 July 2009
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Raider (Anonymous) says…

BTR, sneaking out of the house is one thing. We've all done that at one point while we were teens. Sneaking out and burglarizing numerous cars is a different story. It's obvious these kids were'nt taught right from wrong, and if they think that burglary is ok it's a direct reflection on their parents.
2 July 2009
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d_prowess (Anonymous) says…

Did anyone else always think the the original waka was just pretending to have limited education and being homeless? Guess that was the case, or he got into some incredible learning program.
2 July 2009
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blue73harley (Anonymous) says…

Maybe I will start posting pro-wetlands/anti-SLT messages just to mess everyone up.

On second thought…nah!
2 July 2009
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rubberband (Anonymous) says…

“d_prowess (Anonymous) says…

Did anyone else always think the the original waka was just pretending to have limited education and being homeless? Guess that was the case, or he got into some incredible learning program.”

I don't know, but the old one was a whole lot more fun! The new one is just another boring, old grump.
2 July 2009
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dandelion (Anonymous) says…

gsxr600 (Anonymous) says…
Being minors, they'll have to pay for damages, get put on diversion, and have to do some community service. That's probably gonna be it…. unfortunately.

And if the diversion helps them to straighten out their lives, and they become law abiding, tax paying citizens? This has happened to many kids in diversion. Sometimes they just need an adult in their lives. Their parents are obviously not doing their jobs. Instead, it would be better to throw them in prison with adults who can teach them how to be real criminals, instead in diversion where an adult might teach them alternatives. Would you throw a drug addict in prison instead of helping them with rehab, just because not all druggies are helped by rehab? What about those who have been helped?
If this was a violent crime, I would agree that prison might be the answer, but not theft. They may be able to change.
2 July 2009
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Multidisciplinary (Anonymous) says…

LOL 8:45 blue!

2 July 2009
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mom_of_three (Anonymous) says…

Just because they committed a crime doesn't necessarily mean their parents didn't teach them right from wrong. Just means the teens didn't listen and don't care.
2 July 2009
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storm (Anonymous) says…

One the best Waka1 quotes was dude just cause i live under a bridge doesnt mean you can call me a troll or something like that. Sigh.
2 July 2009
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shadowbox66044 (Anonymous) says…

Years ago me and several neighbors had our car window's smashed by this neighborhood kid and as part of his punishment he had to write a hand written letter to all the neighbors apologizing for what he did. Guess what, we never had a problem with this kid again. Sometimes embarrassing them is more of a punishment then “locking them in the slammer”. Hopefully these kids will learn and grow up to be a good part of the community….we all did stupid stuff growing up, learn from it!
2 July 2009
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Mixolydian (Anonymous) says…

Child in need of care charges?!? No such thing for juvenile offenders. If one of the kids was under 10 years old they would be a potential child in need of care under the CINC code.
4 July 2009
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bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says…

Multi,
wasn't me!

wander,
lounge, loaf, loiter or play
oh, but those activities sound so d–-d good! but “loafing” is illegal for kids in lawrence, if they try to do it after 11pm!