Police charge juvenile for hoax calls
By George P. Hassett
Police have charged a fifteen year old juvenile from Somerville with three counts of making false bomb threat reports earlier this month. Capt. Paul Upton said officers tried to get an arrest warrant for the boy but were denied one.
The boy allegedly called in three false bomb threats on Jan. 9 to City Hall and Somerville High from the cell phones of two other students.
As a result of the calls, City Hall was evacuated for a short time while Police and City Hall officials searched the building. A short time later, another bomb threat was phoned in directly to Somerville High School. A third bomb threat was called in to the High School at 10:10 a.m., police said.
Later that day, detectives were informed by the school principal that she had received information naming a possible suspect, a student at the school.
A criminal complaint charging the student with three counts of making a false report of the location of explosives was filed in Cambridge Juvenile Court. The juvenile has been arraigned on these charges
Police Chief Anthony Holloway said, “This kind of behavior causes great anxiety to city employees, to students and to their families and will not be excused or tolerated. The Somerville Police Department will aggressively investigate any such incidents, which are felonies in Massachusetts.”
What the hell is wrong with this picture?
"The Somerville Police Department will aggressively investigate any such incidents, which are felonies in Massachusetts.”
YET
"Capt. Paul Upton said officers tried to get an arrest warrant for the boy but were denied one."
Hey News, do your job! The real story here would be WHY couldn't the SPD get an arrest warrant for a juvenile who committed a felony?
Posted by: cabbie | January 24, 2008 at 05:07 PM
well the SPD lies alot i just hope they dont make an example out of this kid he needs help not jail. Jail will ruin this kids life for 1 stupid mistake
Posted by: John | January 24, 2008 at 05:15 PM
Well I guess I'm practically a lawyer compared to the understanding many who post here have of the law. An arrest warrant wouldn't send the kid to jail for "1 stupid mistake" (that he apparently made three times). It would get him arrested, booked and probably released with $150 to $500 bail. When he gets his day in court I'm sure he'd be looking at a fine and a years probation.
This is the kind of help a punk like this needs.
Man, I'm starting to sound like Imux or something but the idea that a punk kid like this DOESN'T get arrested for committing a felony three times is just beyond ridiculous.
Posted by: cabbie | January 24, 2008 at 05:48 PM
The electric chair for this punk would teach a lesson to many. What if a real crime was committed while cops where investigating these hoaxes? What if your wife or sister got raped while they were wasting their time after these hoaxes?
Posted by: Imux | January 26, 2008 at 08:37 PM