There s a problem in Lake Placid that will take action, not words, to fix. It s the problem of juvenile delinquency. The Prevention Policy Board delivered that message yesterday at the Thomas Shipman Sr. Memorial Youth Center. Community leaders acknowledged yesterday, that the problem in Lake Placid is as bad or worse than in other communities.
Factors fueling delinquency among teens include drug use, drinking and sometimes violence.
The chief said juvenile arrests run the gamut from runaways to criminal mischief to shoplifting. We ve got to get the message out. What we are hoping to generate here is interest. To battle the problem, the board enlisted the aid of about 50 community volunteers who offered to help in developing methods and launching the ideas into concrete actions. This contest is open to all elementary students in the Tri-Lakes area.