Evening star., 1953-06-17
BIadensburg Police
Fail in Night Raid
On Juvenile Gang

Bladensburg's police chief ap-
parently telegraphed his punch
yesterday when he announced he
would go raiding last night
against an alleged teen-age sex
and dope ring.
At any rate. the punch didn't
land.
Sergt. Bryan L. Dorsey, head
Of the Peace Cross communlty's
four-man fource, failed to bring
in any prisoners, the Prince
Georges County police reported.
II he had made any arrests he
would have had to book them at
the county police substation at
Hyattsville.
Authorities Are Skeptical.
The lack of captives left
county authorities more skepti-
cal than ever about the existence
OF Sucn a gang.
Sergt. Dorsey yesterday said
some 100 District and Prince
Georges County boys and girls
were engaged in organized mari
juana-smoking, burglary and
prostitution.
Sergt. Dorsey said this morn
ing that although he made no
arrests last night, 1--WE did a lot
of hard work. We talked to a lot
Of people who gave us q lot Of
information"
"These charges I've made are
not a f1gment of some ones
imagination. We have names Of
a lot of youngsters who had been
involved"
He declined to state the num-
ber OF names in his files.
Says He Has Names.
He added that he felt the pub
1icity given to his remarks prob
ably will not deter the involved
youngsters from continuing their
"carryings-on."
Even if they go underground.
we still have their Names" the
chief said.
County police said they knew
nothing of such a gang.
Roy Bright, probation officer
for Prince Georges and three
other Southern Maryland coun-
ties, said the story was a Gig
ment of somebody's imagina-
ton"
The Bladensburg officer said
he would call in police from
other Jurisdictions later.
The county's Juvenile Court
Advisory Committee, meeting
yesterday. took little note of the
sergeant's announcement. "Too
nebulous," said Rabbi Meyer
Greenberg, committee chairman.
Sergt. Dorsey said he has made
no arrests in the year he says
he has been investigating the
alleged gang.
Grand Jury Call Studied.
States Attorney Carlyle j.
Lancaster said he is considering
summoning Sergt. Dorsey before
the grand jury to give evidence
supporting his story.
Mr.. Bright told the Juvenile
Court Advisory Committee that
juvenile delinquency has not in
creased in the past year even
though the county's population
has continued to grow.
Mr.. Bright said youngsters
haven't loaded his department
with any more cases at this time
than the department had last
year at the same mark.
The group voted to ask the
county'S Community Chest and
Planning Council to help line up
q program aimed at preventing
incidents such as the recent
teen-age gang fight in Langley
Park.
Court Action Urged.
A subcommittee suggested Civ
ing all the county'S Juvenile
Court cases to one Judge.
The advisers decided to have
Rabbi Greenberg Of the Hillel
Foundation at the University Of
Maryland. talk that over with the
JUICES concerned.
D. Wilmer PyleS, deputy
States attorney, said he wished
some Of Langley Park brawlerS
had been brought into Circuit
Court. He said he thought that
would be more effective in stop
ping teen-age outbreaks than the
gentler treatment the youngsters
have received.
| MIR. Bright added that the
county was troubled some years
ago with boy gangs congregating
around all-night places He said
police started hauling In their