Crime & Safety
Twin Teenage Girls Jailed For Allegedly Fighting With Dad and Cops
One of the 16-year-olds was holding her 3-year-old nephew during the scuffle, police said.

Twin teens were carted off to juvenile jail for allegedly fighting with their father and the police.
Officers were reportedly called to the Sheridan Street home of the 16-year-olds and their father about 8 p.m. Sunday.
The teens had been “belligerent” with their father, police said, and when officers arrived they treated them the same way, showering the cops with insults and curses.
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The father reportedly told the girls to quiet down and one tried to strike him. An officer stepped in her way and she hit him several times instead, police said.
The officer and the father restrained the teen but then her twin — who was holding her 3-year-old nephew — jumped in, police said. She allegedly elbowed an officer.
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Both teens were charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer and resisting or obstructing a peace officer. The one who was allegedly holding her nephew was also charged with endangering the life or health of a child.
The twins were taken to River Valley Juvenile Detention Center.
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