Juvenile Assaults Investigated in Maine and California

Police are investigating two separate juvenile assault cases on opposite coasts. In Rockland, Maine, a juvenile was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault, robbery, and criminal mischief after allegedly strangling and robbing a known acquaintance on Willow Street, with the suspect sent to Long Creek Youth Development Center. In Simi Valley, California, multiple juveniles are under investigation after a reported assault outside a movie theater, where videos circulating online show the possible use of racial slurs. The Simi Valley victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries and authorities are seeking further witness information and video evidence. One juvenile in the Simi Valley case is related to a police officer, but the department has ensured the investigation remains unbiased. No arrests have been made yet in the Simi Valley incident, which remains under active investigation.