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TextMiddle School Students Arrested for Gang Recruitment
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News Release: 08/346/2388/tjw/(8)
March 26, 2009
Middle School Students Arrested for Gang Recruitment
Seven teenagers were charged with 18 gang-related crimes on Wednesday, March 18. In December 2008, a student at Franklin Middle School, located at 3300 Lees Corner Road, reported to the School Resource Officer that another student asked him to join a gang. The incident kicked off a three-month investigation that led to the arrest of seven Chantilly teenagers for alleged involvement in gang participation and recruitment in the area. The breakdown of charges is as follows:
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- 16-year-old: Gang recruitment and gang participation; held at Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC).
- 14-year-old: Destruction of property, gang recruitment and two counts of gang participation; held at JDC.
- 14-year-old: Gang recruitment and gang participation; held at JDC.
- 14-year-old: Gang recruitment and gang participation; released to parents.
- 14-year-old: Gang recruitment, destruction of property and two counts of gang participation; released to parents.
- 13-year-old: Gang recruitment and gang participation; released to parents.
- 13-year-old: Destruction of property and gang participation; released to parents.
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Gang prevention, intervention and suppression continue to be a coordinated priority in Fairfax County. For more information about gangs you can visit: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/gangprevention/aboutgangs.htm. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, e-mail at www.fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES/274637 or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.
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