Assaults on Sioux Falls police, JDC staff renew calls for youth mentorship

'Quite frankly the number of crimes we have in our community that are committed by unsupervised juveniles is astounding,' chief says

Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead speaks on crime trends at a March 7, 2023, press conference at the Public Safety Center in Sioux Falls. John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight

A recent string of violent interactions for police officers in Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County are leading local law enforcement leaders to renew their call to intervene in juvenile behavior.

At the Sioux Falls Law Enforcement Center Friday, March 7, Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum highlighted three recent incidents where suspects fired guns at law enforcement — one involving federal agents in Brandon, another involving a state trooper and a third involving a city police officer.

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