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Piece Description
Baltimore City Police head out to find kids wanted by the police...but meet the kids' mothers instead. Both the mothers and the police find themselves in a frustrating situation. Kids who are suspects for crimes, sometimes violent crimes, often do not want to be found. And that, of course, makes helping them very difficult.
Broadcast History
Originally aired as part of NPR affiliate, WYPR's local News Department.
Transcript
JUVENILE WARRANTS
MADDEN
AIR: 5/8/08
TRT:
INTRO:
Today, we go out with the Baltimore City Police Department?s juvenile warrant apprehension task force. The Squad gets started at 5 am to find the suspects under the age of 18, who are wanted for reasons like, failure to appear in court, violating house arrest, for removing an electronic ankle bracelet ? also known as ?the box?, or for escaping juvenile facilities. Mary Rose Madden has this report.
BODY:
AMBIENCE: Door knocking
Mothers meet Police
There are about 500 outstanding juvenal warrants in Baltimore, often involving violent crime. And the police officers who go out with the Juvenile Warrant Apprehension Task Force to serve the warrants usually don?t find their suspects. In these very early morning hours, it?s the mothers of these kids who usually meet the police. The kids are nowhere to be found....
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Timing and Cues
INTRO:
Today, we go out with the Baltimore City Police Department?s juvenile warrant apprehension task force. The Squad gets started at 5 am to find the suspects under the age of 18, who are wanted for reasons like, failure to appear in court, violating house arrest, for removing an electronic ankle bracelet ? also known as ?the box?, or for escaping juvenile facilities. Mary Rose Madden has this report.