Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 14
Boston Police Arrest 14-Year-Old in $50 Armed Lemonade Stand Robbery
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 14

Boston Police Arrest 14-Year-Old in $50 Armed Lemonade Stand Robbery

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 14

Summary

  • A 14-year-old was arrested Friday after two masked suspects allegedly robbed an 11-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother at gunpoint at their South Boston lemonade stand.
  • Police said the pair made several passes by the stand Wednesday, asked whether Apple Pay was accepted, then grabbed a pink cash box as one suspect flashed a black firearm tucked into his waistband.
  • The teen faces two counts of armed robbery and two counts of unlawful firearm possession, will be processed as a juvenile delinquent, and is expected in Boston Juvenile Court.
  • About $50 was stolen, and a second suspect remains at large as investigators review the case and seek tips after releasing surveillance video and photos.

Insights

A 14-year-old commits armed robbery. Is he a criminal to be punished or a child who can be rehabilitated?
After a daylight robbery, could the answer to preventing violent crime simply be brighter streetlights in our neighborhoods?