The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, June 7, 1995 3 School (continued from page 1) * “These investigations are like a huge octopus,” he said. “As fast as you cut off one leg, you find another to follow. Miers believes the Third World Knights (TWX) has broken up, now that most of its members were arrested for criminal activity. Some TWK's come from Brooklyn, while others are local. Parents suspected trouble All say they want Adams wants to be part of the they knew some of the young “It scares the living daylights out of me to think lution. i * 2 what could have happened to police officers or kids,” Kingston Township police chief James Balavage to fi nd SO | uti ons oe “Il do whatever I can to hel poe I pe he said, referring to the gun theft. “We're mixing said he has seen juvenile crimes quadruple during out,” she said. “I live here it’s pe school. three volatile ingredients ~ firearms, drugs and the past decade. : By GRAC community too.” “The district attorney's office alcohol — with teens. Until three weeks ago I thought Juvenile crimes aren't just petty larceny or van- y ER. DOVE Ed Gross, the father of tw d the Dallas Townshi lice. alcohol and occasionally marijuana, were the drugs dalism any more,” he said. “We now see more theft Post Stat children in the Dallas school % oe done a fantastic Pin of choice out here, but they aren't. During my and drug involvement. This year took the cake - we said he has been aware of 4 this.” the said. “The Li dem- investigations I've run into heroin, crackand atleast had a juvenile take a BB gun, the only gun in the DoaLIAS S: id PRpanss 9 lems for a while. He wants a as bu i thas expertise ¢rie hard-core cocaine addict. LSD, the halluceno- house, and shoot his neighbor. He had seen it on ea oe : BO a educated as possible about gangs and professionalism.” : genic, of the 70's, is also making a comeback. te a district attorney Dan Pillets, who de- AESTS Were on the wrong track. and drug activity. Yvonne Bohlander and John Drug dealers have learned that police tap their scribed open aventle proceedings and other new They just didn’t know what that “I want my kids to be able to and Vivian Bednarz have children - J = phones, so they graduated to cellular phones, then ile 1 track was, until several young 8r°W up in the safe school envi- Inschoolandsaid they knewgang- - & to ‘beepers, on which their customers ean. leave juvenile hs said most youthful offenders are people were arrested for credit ronment they deserve,” hesaid.“l related activity is increasing. io we uber. codes a Tessa es, he said. “But it doesn’t matter if they're imitators or real card fraud and gun theft during vai i) tof ie goliition, “You cap tell because crimes he fee LY e juven e Sennen system's leni- gang members,” he said. “Their victims don’t care the past two months. graduated and now a oh axe are rising,” John Bednarz said. isch fet te ge whi il oh prdong wos whether they're gang members or not. They should Al least one parent knew ex- of their own, Janet and Rich After pregeniaiions from the : ers le Syoungsr eens get caught an ethe pe dealt with seriously. Changes in the law will now actly what was going on. Soho hee nen ab C : six-member panel on how the pun men : i n deal more harshly with those who previously literally If the administration had gangs Sy d drs i if A school, law enforcement officials - ifs = 189 ving coor e said. “The penalties {humbed their noses at the system. As juvenile admitted this problemexisted five 54% rs g © SCHOOL and the court system are han- dnt ay Sagan 3 & ds get 2 good, stern crimes become more serious, you'll see tougher laws ~~ YS2rs ago. they wouldn't be here “We aren't 9. fsed to h dling youth drug and gang inci- ec Hi and are back out on the stree and enforcement.” trying to straighten it out now, Thiitki urp se 0 hear 4. .ts parents asked questions hree Back Mountain groups have caught Miers's The best way to prevent young people from becom- said Carol Adams, whose chil- abou : 5, ey said. “We knew it ranging from what the signs of - (5 J, attention. - ing involved with drugs or gangs is for parents, the dren Biighdsd Dallas schools, “1 ha going nt Toy ie Moen & gang activity or drug use are to He doesn't see much of the GLP (the Green Light- church, the school and the community to instill the 52% jhe trend developing when oun cople 4 I © el what parents and churches can ning Posse), a loose group of taggers or graffiti artists right values in them at an early age, panel members children were growing up. I've YOUNg people from going into gg, 44 help, vJalle from Dallas and other schools, any more said Ay 2s heard the kids talking about it. 8angs and drugs. The 187’s, named for the tough California gang Don't let them wear their baseball caps back- It's been going on for a long time, “I had a gut feeling it was Panel members admitted there which took its name from the section of the penal wards (a popular gang symbol) and don't oe them but the district would never rec. around.” said Mary Ray Coverl, are ho vical answers, Ho magies code dealing with murder, have stopped wearing beepers. P y y ognize it. Lately it's become worse. “ whose children are still in school. solutions. “Gang activity and their colors and gone underground after several “Everyone says ‘this won't happen in my back ys Hany oles parenls hi 2 lodlerny doors now-elrarsiy.ci drapshnow Teme i members were arrested. Not all 187s are from the. yard,” Miers said. 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