Montgomery County MD. March 21 2008
Three Clarksburg High School students face robbery and theft charges after police say they took another student’s shoes in the front hallway of the school last week.
The incident occurred at 11:20 a.m. March 12, said Lucille Baur, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County Police.
Lewis Helms III, 18, of Clarksburg is charged as an adult with strong-arm robbery and theft under $500 and faces a maximum penalty of 18 months in jail and⁄or a $500 fine if convicted, Baur said.
A 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy, both from Germantown, are charged as juveniles with strong-arm robbery and theft under $500, Baur said.
Police did not release the names of the juveniles and The Gazette does not name youths charged with crimes unless they are charged as adults.
The victim, a 14-year-old boy from Clarksburg, was standing in the hallway when three other students approached him, Baur said. He was not injured during the incident, she added.
‘‘They said they were going to take something from him,” Baur said. ‘‘They originally took a wallet, but the victim chased after them and asked for the wallet back. They returned the wallet, but then it occurred to one of the suspects to take his shoes.”
The shoes were Converse Chuck Taylor-brand sneakers. The sneakers can range in price from $45 to $295, depending on the style, according to the Converse Web site.
Police do not know if anything was taken from the wallet.
Principal James Koutsos would not comment on the possibility of disciplinary action for the students allegedly involved in the incident or talk about whether this was the first time an incident of this type happened at the school.
He said no student has talked to him about feeling unsafe, but some parents have contacted him about safety at the school.
‘‘I have received a number of e-mails and I have had a number of discussions with parents that have expressed concern,” Koutsos said. ‘‘We tried to assure them this was an isolated incident. For the most part, the community has been supportive of how we addressed the issue.”
Koutsos sent home a letter to parents the next day indicating three students were arrested and charged in a disciplinary matter, but the letter does not discuss details of the incident.
Terry Strauss, the president of the Clarksburg High School PTSA, said he believes the school security team is doing a good job, but that a few more people should be added to the detail.
He said no parents have told him they think the school is unsafe.
‘‘It was somebody taking somebody’s sneakers,” Strauss said. ‘‘It was people they knew, so it wasn’t strangers doing it. Kids were playing jokes on each other and it got out of hand.”
Baur said a school security officer notified the educational facilities officer of the incident, but she said police do not know if the security officer witnessed it.
Three Clarksburg High School students face robbery and theft charges after police say they took another student’s shoes in the front hallway of the school last week.
The incident occurred at 11:20 a.m. March 12, said Lucille Baur, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County Police.
Lewis Helms III, 18, of Clarksburg is charged as an adult with strong-arm robbery and theft under $500 and faces a maximum penalty of 18 months in jail and⁄or a $500 fine if convicted, Baur said.
A 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy, both from Germantown, are charged as juveniles with strong-arm robbery and theft under $500, Baur said.
Police did not release the names of the juveniles and The Gazette does not name youths charged with crimes unless they are charged as adults.
The victim, a 14-year-old boy from Clarksburg, was standing in the hallway when three other students approached him, Baur said. He was not injured during the incident, she added.
‘‘They said they were going to take something from him,” Baur said. ‘‘They originally took a wallet, but the victim chased after them and asked for the wallet back. They returned the wallet, but then it occurred to one of the suspects to take his shoes.”
The shoes were Converse Chuck Taylor-brand sneakers. The sneakers can range in price from $45 to $295, depending on the style, according to the Converse Web site.
Police do not know if anything was taken from the wallet.
Principal James Koutsos would not comment on the possibility of disciplinary action for the students allegedly involved in the incident or talk about whether this was the first time an incident of this type happened at the school.
He said no student has talked to him about feeling unsafe, but some parents have contacted him about safety at the school.
‘‘I have received a number of e-mails and I have had a number of discussions with parents that have expressed concern,” Koutsos said. ‘‘We tried to assure them this was an isolated incident. For the most part, the community has been supportive of how we addressed the issue.”
Koutsos sent home a letter to parents the next day indicating three students were arrested and charged in a disciplinary matter, but the letter does not discuss details of the incident.
Terry Strauss, the president of the Clarksburg High School PTSA, said he believes the school security team is doing a good job, but that a few more people should be added to the detail.
He said no parents have told him they think the school is unsafe.
‘‘It was somebody taking somebody’s sneakers,” Strauss said. ‘‘It was people they knew, so it wasn’t strangers doing it. Kids were playing jokes on each other and it got out of hand.”
Baur said a school security officer notified the educational facilities officer of the incident, but she said police do not know if the security officer witnessed it.
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