Blue State Allows Two 11-Year-Olds Who Tried To Steal Multiple Cars To Walk Free
Two 11-year-olds who were briefly held by a Maryland sheriff’s office on Tuesday for breaking into multiple cars were set free without any charges. The Harford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Daily Caller News…
Two 11-year-olds who were briefly held by a Maryland sheriff’s office on Tuesday for breaking into multiple cars were set free without any charges.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation that the twins had been detained before being released to their mother due to their age. The two told sheriff’s deputies they wanted to take a car to “drive around” and had previously been caught breaking into cars as nine-year-olds, Shore News reported.
“We had two 11-year-old brothers out attempting to steal a car,” HCSO Maj. Lee Dunbar told CBS Baltimore. “Can you just imagine that if they would have gotten into those cars and then entered into a high-speed pursuit, having two 11-year-olds behind the wheel in a very congested area like Bel Air at 10 o’clock in the morning? It’s extremely dangerous and that’s something our legislators need to take into consideration here.”
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The legislation, known as HB 459, passed in 2022, raised the age for charging juveniles with all but the most serious violent offenses to 13. The legislation was enacted into law without the signature of then-Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.