WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A kidnapping investigation that ended in a crash, chase and arrests of two armed 17-year-olds on Thursday is the latest in what’s becoming more noticeable in our community: crime involving juveniles.
One local leader is working with lawmakers in Topeka to fix the problem. Work is going on in the Wichita area and the state capital to revise Kansas’s juvenile justice laws. One possible solution: increasing jail time for juveniles committing crimes with guns.
Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell is backing House Bill 2329, which would create stiffer penalties for juveniles who are caught illegally using guns…