Minneapolis police say three robberies within a two hour period Tuesday in south Minneapolis led to the arrest of six juveniles between the ages of 11 and 14.
The spree began around 11:30 in the Minnehaha area, and continued to the Powderhorn and Lyndale neighborhoods.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says they instituted their Crime Pattern Response Protocol, which floods the area with law enforcement after the reports.
A stolen vehicle suspected of being involved in the robberies was spotted and crashed near I-94 and Cedar Avenue, while a second stolen car crashed nearby as well.
All the suspects ran but were later apprehended.
Extremely young ages for some of these juvenile criminals is not new to Minneapolis police. O’Hara says the ages of the individuals involved is “incredibly frustrating.”
These latest arrests come less than a week after the arrest of a 10-year-old boy for probable cause 2nd degree assault after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle through a crowded school playground back on September 20th in North Minneapolis.