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Yesterday at 4:05 PM  A judge has certified a Cameron County teenager as an adult for robbing an elderly person.

Monday, June 03, 2013  A woman and a juvenile were charged for robbing a man on Saturday.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A judge has certified a Brownsville teenage to stand trial as an adult for a robbery where they held a homeowner at knifepoint.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Four teens are back in custody after escaping a juvenile facility near Bayview and going to South Padre Island.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A judge has certified a 15-year-old boy as an adult in the brutal kidnapping and murder of a Brownsville man.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Border Patrol agents caught five juveniles and three adults attempting to smuggle over 300 pounds of drugs through a canal tunnel.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A Hidalgo County teenager has been certified as an adult to stand trial for being the driver in a fatal chase that killed nine illegal immigrants.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The teenage driver of the van involved in the fatal Palmview accident last April is facing an Hidalgo County District Judge who will decide if he will be tried as an adult or juvenile.

Monday, March 25, 2013  The teen allegedly behind the wheel in a deadly crash that killed nine illegal immigrants last April went before an Hidalgo County district judge Monday who will decide if he will be tried as an adult.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A teenager is facing criminal charges some two weeks after he escaped and a 16-year-old boy both escaped from facility for troubled teens.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  An 18-year-old from Harlingen was arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Tough talk from Cameron County's District Attorney Luis Saenz who calls current state laws dealing with juvenile offenders out-of-touch with reality.

Monday, February 18, 2013  The teenager who admitted to touching their 5 year old girl's genitals for his own sexual gratification last September after luring her away from a BBQ gets to call Pegasus home for the next 6 months.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The teenage boy who lured a 5-year-old girl away from a barbeque and onto an abandoned lot in Harlingen where he touched her genitals for his own sexual gratification last September will be headed to a juvenile sex offender treatment facility near Austin for 6 months.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  "People are going to be people,” Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra said when asked if certification ill keep teens from committing crimes.