Springs Police Say Five Teens Linked to 15 Burglaries
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Updated: 11:04 PM Jul 8, 2009
Springs Police Say Five Teens Linked to 15 Burglaries
A handful of teens are in trouble right now. Police say the suspects are linked to at least 15 burlgaries in Colorado Springs. They suspect those teens could also be tied to even more break-ins.
Posted: 9:11 PM Jul 8, 2009
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A handful of teens are in trouble right now. Police say the suspects are linked to at least 15 burglaries in Colorado Springs. They suspect those teens could also be tied to even more break-ins.

Cops tracked down the suspects after they allegedly broke into a business Wednesday morning. One officer happened to notice a suspicious car about four miles away from that burglary at the intersection of Academy and Lasalle. That’s just east of downtown. When he pulled the driver over, the officer found some of the stolen property.

In surveillance video from Rocky Mountain Cycle, a local motorcycle shop, you can see crooks taking three dirt bikes through the front window. Police say they'd return two weeks later, which was this past Monday night. They smashed the front window with a sledge hammer to steal matching clothes for their new wheels. "It's just so frustrating that it’s that easy to burglarize a business," says Steve Clark, the general manager of Rocky Mountain Cycle.

The very next day, cops say, these thieves were at it again hitting Apex Sports downtown for a second time within a week. "You're angry that you're violated," says Mike Stokes, owner of the bike shop.

He tells 11 News they stole three dirt bikes the first time they hit, just like they did at the other motorcycle shop. "They knocked the front window out, put a ramp on it, rolled the bikes out and rode away." That joyride cost Apex about $25,000.

Both shop owners say they have peace of mind that police say they found their crooks, the thieves accused of terrorizing businesses in Colorado Springs.

Cops say after Wednesday morning’s arrests, they’ve recovered most of the stolen property from the 15 businesses that were hit, including the dirt bikes.

The five suspects, including four juveniles and 18-year-old Camerion Gholson, face burglary charges, but cops tell 11 News, they'll probably face theft and criminal mischief charges as well.


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Posted by: Sick of it always being the parents fault Location: C/S on Jul 13, 2009 at 02:20 PM

cs resident I apoligize b/c perhaps I did read it wrong. Mainly because as a parent myself I feel like its a given that I would be responsible for my children's actions. I can't imagine it any other way.
Posted by: cs resident on Jul 9, 2009 at 08:26 PM

sick sick sick of it, only point was that the parents should be held accountable for the actions of their "wards" (juveniles in this matter), they (parents) have to sign for everything from a medical exam to school activities and what not, for a cell phone or anything else a parent or guardian signs and takes responsibility because they are "minors", perhaps there should be laws that would atleast hold parents/guardians responsible in some ways when their "wards" commit a crime. True a parent/parents cant keep track of everything a child does specially when they are teenagers, however the parents have a responsibility to society, to themselves and their children. Lets the parents pay for the damages and losses? why should a business suffer more in this ad economy. Thank you Reality Check for the comments and understanding. Everyone should be held accountable and responsible from the "juveniles" to committed these crimes and to the parents. It all starts at home ......
Posted by: Reality Check in Responsibility Land Location: Whose Audacity? on Jul 9, 2009 at 03:09 PM

I didn't read "cs resident" the same way "Sick of it" did. As far as I can see, they didn't say it was ok to "blame" the parents... just that the parents are LEGALLY [and morally] RESPONSIBLE for their CHILDREN. In fact... I think it would be preposterous NOT to hold parents accountable ALONG WITH the young people they're responsible for. Then again, maybe they aren't responsible for their kids. Which kind implicates them for how their kids got where they are today. The bottom line? When we "sign up" to be parents here in the USA, we're legally responsible for them until they are AT LEAST 18, often 21 - unless we give them up for adoption, have them taken away from us, or they emancipate themselves legally. Nice try, "Sick of it"... but the burden (not the same as blame) for this spectacle rests squarely on the shoulders of both the perpetrators AND their parents.
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