Thread: 15-Year Old Attacked in Reno Attempted Robbery

15-Year Old Attacked in Reno Attempted Robbery

March 26, 2007 11:01 AM PST

The Reno Police Department is looking for a suspect accused of attacking a 15-year old boy during an armed robbery attempt.

Police say the 15-year old was riding his bike on the 1400 block of Locust Street just before 8 p.m. Monday when the driver of a minivan waved to him. After the victim approached the van, the driver pointed a steak knife at the teen, demanding money.

Police say when the victim opened his wallet to show the driver he had no money, the driver punched the teen in the head and drove away. The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his mid-20s with a shaved head, wearing a light-colored tee shirt, blue jean shorts and white calf-high socks. He's described as being 5'9" and weighing 180-200 pounds.

His minivan is described as being maroon with silver across the bottom with a partial license plate of JKM. The van is missing hub caps on the driver's side, and the right front marker light is burned out.

Secret Witness is offering a $1,500 reward in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call 322-4900.

Hate Crimes Against Juveniles Reported to Police
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Juveniles are more likely than adults to experience a hate crime.
According to police reports for 1997-1999, juveniles made up nearly a quarter (23%) of all individual hate crime victims, bot only 11% of victims of other kinds of crime.
CCRC data analysis using NIBRS 1997, 1998, 1999.
Most juvenile victims of hate crimes are male teens.
Eighty-one percent of the juvenile victims of hate crimes were ages 12 to 17. Boys made up two-thirds (69%) of all juvenile hate crime victims, compared to only 53% of the victims of crime victimizations in general.
CCRC data analysis using NIBRS 1997, 1998, 1999.
Hate crimes against juveniles involve more serious violence than those against adults.
Sixty-three percent of hate crimes against juveniles involved violent assaults (simple and aggravated assault), compared to 39% of hate crimes against adults.
CCRC data analysis using NIBRS 1997, 1998, 1999.
Most hate crimes against juveniles reflect racial and ethnic biases.
For 1997 through 1999, 38% of hate crimes against juveniles had anti-Black motivations and 22% had anti-White motivations.
A further 13% were motivated by anti-Hispanic biases.
CCRC data analysis using NIBRS 1997, 1998, 1999.
A disproportionate number of hate crimes against juveniles occur at school. A fifth (21%) of hate crimes against juveniles occur at school, while only one tenth (10%) of all other types of crime against juveniles occur there.
CCRC data analysis using NIBRS 1997, 1998, 1999.
Many of the perpetratos of hate crimes against juveniles are themselves juveniles and known to the victim.
Sixty-four percent of offenders committing hate crimes against juveniles are themselves under 18 years of age. A majority (56%) of offenders who committ violent hate crimes against a juvenile are known to their victim, compared to only 39% of those who committ a hate crime against an adult.
CCRC data analysis using NIBRS 1997, 1998, 1999.


http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/factsheet/hatecrimes.htm

Maybe the ACLU can bring 20 lawyers in to help the poor kid out.
Since they care soooooooo much for the children and are soooooo in to beating down little towns that are trying to stay alive in a sea of illegals.