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Mayors of 2 cities pushing New Jersey to hold juveniles accused of crimes more accountable

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But CBS New York investigative reporter Tim McNicholas has learned the plan already had some vocal critics.

EDISON, N.J. -- The mayors of two New Jersey cities say they're fed up with kids committing crimes, So they're teaming up to call on the state to make major changes.Security video from earlier this month shows three people attack a man in an Edison parking lot. Police say they tried to steal his car, but after he ran away with the keys, they took off in the opposite direction.'Be a family man, not a criminal man,' said Kaushik Patel, the carjacking victim's father.

And he's urging state legislators to change the law to allow that.Joshi and Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik want that same change for juveniles who break into homes.'I think if the evidence shows they are coming in in an organized crime way, they should be charged as adults, yes,' Hornik said.

 

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