New York State Assemblymember Patrick Chludzinski (R) is calling for 16 and 17-year-olds to be charged as adults in violent crimes by reversing the 2019 Raise the Age Law. The legislation allows 16 and 17-year-olds to be prosecuted in Family Court, rather than be charged as adults in criminal court.
“The growing trend of youthful violent offenses is widespread and alarming,” said Chludzinski, who has introduced two bills surrounding this issue, and teen auto thefts.
Last Monday, three teens, two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old, led police on a pursuit through Cheektowaga Town Park with a stolen SUV.
They drove through baseball and football fields, almost hitting multiple people, according to Cheektowaga Police. They did crash into a car that Angela Scholl’s husband was sitting in…