Cincinnati police officers arrested 12 kids in a downtown parking garage on Friday, some of whom were suspects in attacks made on people on 5th and 6th Streets downtown, according to Chief Teresa Theetge.
Theetge said Tuesday that CPD stepped up patrols downtown and was able to catch the juveniles as a result.
Two of the juveniles are accused of being involved in an attack on January 23, when a man was attacked and robbed on 6th Street by a group of eight people. Two of those people had already been arrested .
Another two of the juveniles arrested Friday were involved in a second attack that happened the next day, when a 15-year-old was jumped and beaten just one block away, on 5th Street .
Theetge said six of the 12 kids arrested were also involved in a disorderly conduct case that happened on January 29 at Carew Tower. One of the juveniles had an ankle monitoring bracelet on when they were arrested Friday, Theetge said.
While it wasn’t at the same time police arrested the 12 juveniles, Theetge said four people were also caught breaking into vehicles on Race Street on Friday; two teenagers were arrested for that as well.