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Sheriff's office reports surge of juvenile-runaway calls; deputies say most youths found
Summary
The sheriff's office reported 134 calls in June — up about 13% year-to-date — and said juvenile-runaway incidents were the month’s recurring theme; deputies are coordinating quarterly check-ins with facility and state agencies.
The sheriff’s office presented its June report to the Nowthen City Council on July 8, saying deputies responded to 134 calls during the month and that year-to-date calls are at 785 (about a 13% increase over last year). The office said juvenile runaways were the recurring issue: multiple incidents occurred during June and, in each case described at the meeting, deputies located the youths and either returned them to the facility or transported them to care.
The report noted several notable incidents in June, including a personal-injury crash at Viking Boulevard and Nowthen Boulevard and a mental-health incident at a locked juvenile mental-health facility that included staff-assault allegations and transport of two youths to hospital care. The sheriff’s representative said quarterly check-ins among the sheriff’s office, city staff, facility staff and DHS (the state oversight agency) are continuing and appear to be improving coordination.
Council members asked whether the juvenile facility is classified as a detention facility (the sheriff’s office said it is a locked mental-health facility) and about enforcement responsibilities; deputies also noted they are supporting city ordinance enforcement on a pilot basis.
