FARMINGTON – A New Hampshire juvenile faces nine charges out of Franklin County following last night’s arrest by the Waldo County Sheriff’s Office.
According to Farmington Police Det. Marc Bowering, a 14-year-old juvenile has been charged by the FPD and Franklin County Sheriff’s Office with aggravated criminal mischief, a Class C felony, as well as eight misdemeanors: three counts of unauthorized use of property, two counts of failing to stop for officers, two counts of driving to endanger and one count of operating without a license.
Additional charges have also been filed in Waldo County, relating to several unrelated burglaries the juvenile is alleged to have participated in. According to Bowering, he is also suspected in the stealing of several vehicles in New Hampshire and possibly Vermont.
In Franklin County, law enforcement’s involvement with the individual began in the early-morning hours of Monday, June 19, when police attempted to stop a speeding vehicle with New Hampshire plates on Main Street in the early-morning hours. That vehicle led law enforcement on an intermittent chase north on Route 27, until it was discovered in a ditch in New Vineyard. The vehicle had been reported stolen from New Hampshire Sunday.
The operator of a tow truck, driving back toward Farmington with the abandoned vehicle, saw lights down an embankment at the intersection of the New Vineyard Road and Fairbanks Road. Those lights belonged to a second, abandoned vehicle which had apparently left the roadway, become airborne and flipped onto its roof. That vehicle was totaled in the crash.
A third vehicle was then located on Temple Road in Farmington. That vehicle, which suffered no damage, had been taken from a residence on Barlen Street, near where the second vehicle had crashed. Although canine tracks at the scene were not successful, police quickly developed a suspect.
In addition to being a suspect in a number of Waldo County burglaries, the juvenile is also believed to have been involved in multiple stolen car cases out of New Hampshire and Vermont.
14 years old….needs to get his life on track now!!!
Why get his life on track now? He won’t be responsible for his own actions until he’s 18. And he obviously doesn’t have a parent or guardian to be responsible for him.
That’s assuming a lot ed w. You know what they say when you assume…
What ever the punishment my bet is he may not see the punishment as very severe and continue he life of crime. I hope not. Who knows someday he may be a lawyer.
He left behind tow bills for the vehicle owners. My sister in laws vehicle was the one stolen from Barlen st. The police department handed her a bill for towing yesterday!!!! That should be his bill when he appears in court !!
Hey Ed I don’t know about you but I’ve heard about well to do respectful families having out of control children. It happens unfortunately. Let’s hope now that he’s behind bars he gets the appropriate help. Parents only can’t give so much guidance and many kids rebel this one took it to a very high level but don’t judge the parents so harshly without knowing the situation.
Jesse, my sister was the one on 27 who had her car stolen just before your sister in laws, and then totaled! She as well got handed a hefty tow bill! I agree 100% he should be responsible for those bills seems he was the one to cause all of this!!!
@Ed, I agree, but good parents would pay the tow bills and then make the child pay them back. It would teach him taking responsibility for your actions. Because at that age the parents are responsible for their children.