Wichita police say dealing with criminal kids has gotten harder since 2016 reforms Amy Renee Leiker, The Wichita Eagle
Jan. 24 A woman and her two daughters woke up to a burglar rifling through their home. Another got doused with mace during a brazen carjacking attempt at a strip mall. A third, 82, suffered head injuries when three intruders who ransacked her home shoved her before taking her car for a joyride.
In another case, an unsuspecting employee got a note from a would-be robber claiming he had a bomb on him.
These attacks, all allegedly committed by 13- and 14-year-olds in Wichita over the past year, offer a glimpse into a new wave of juvenile crime local authorities say they re having a difficult time dealing with. Frustrated with law changes it contends has made officers jobs harder, the Wichita Police Department has taken time lately to highlight offenses committed by kids in the hopes legislators and residents would take notice.