{"id":2419496,"date":"2025-04-03T14:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alina-habba-says-teen-gang-members-who-kill-police-officers-will-be-tried-as-adults\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:53:56","slug":"alina-habba-says-teen-gang-members-who-kill-police-officers-will-be-tried-as-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alina-habba-says-teen-gang-members-who-kill-police-officers-will-be-tried-as-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Alina Habba says teen gang members who kill police officers will be tried as adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falina-habba-says-teen-gang-members-who-kill-police-officers-will-be-tried-as-adults%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2419496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Alina Habba, the newly appointed U.S. Attorney for New jersey, is pursuing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-bidens-epa-says-agency-does-not-have-authority-to-regulate-carbon-dioxide-emissions\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rules Against Biden\u2019s EPA, Says Agency Does Not Have Authority To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions\">critically important case<\/a> regarding the fatal shooting of Newark police Officer Joseph Azcona.The shooter, a 14-year-old boy, is also accused of injuring another police officer during the incident. habba has filed to have the teen tried as an adult, emphasizing that individuals who engage in violent crime and have a history of gang involvement should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-las-vegas-teens-charged-as-adults-in-fatal-beating-of-classmate\/\" title=\"4 Las Vegas Teens Charged As ...s In Fatal Beating Of Classmate\">face adult charges<\/a>, irrespective of their age. She voiced her commitment to supporting law enforcement and ensuring maximum penalties for offenders,particularly in this case,as the suspect remains hospitalized after sustaining injuries. Habba&#8217;s position underscores a tough stance on crime in New Jersey,signaling that criminal acts against police officers will be met with serious consequences.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Alina Habba says teen gang members who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-dystopian-things-bidens-disinformation-board-pick-nina-jankowicz-has-done\/\" title=\"6 Dystopian Things Biden\u2019s \u2018Disinformation Board\u2019 Pick Nina Jankowicz Has Done\">kill police officers<\/a> will be tried as adults<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2081398\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>U.S. Attorney for New Jersey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3356794\/trump-lawyer-alina-habba-us-attorney-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alina Habba\">Alina Habba<\/a> is taking an unflinching stance on the case of the shooting death of a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Newark<\/a> police officer.<\/p>\n<p>Habba&rsquo;s first case since she was sworn into her position last week is centered on Sergeant Joseph Azcona, who was allegedly shot and killed last month by a 14-year-old boy, who also is accused of shooting and wounding a second police officer. Habba filed paperwork on Thursday to try the suspect as an adult.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3368618\/georgia-dad-arrested-leaving-kids-mcdonalds-job-interview\/\">Georgia father arrested after leaving children at McDonald&#8217;s for job interview, sparking debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3367538\/hunter-biden-business-partner-trump-commuting-sentence\/\">Hunter Biden&#8217;s former business partner thanks Trump for commuting sentence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3367445\/eric-adams-criminal-case-dismissed-with-prejudice\/\">Eric Adams criminal case dismissed with prejudice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is really the way it should&nbsp;be.&nbsp;If you shoot a police officer,&nbsp;if you shoot anyone, I don&rsquo;t&nbsp;care what your age is, if you&nbsp;are part of a gang and have a&nbsp;repeated history of crime, you&nbsp;will be tried as an adult,&rdquo; Habba said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox and Friends<\/em> Thursday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2874684&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=871877b725472d26563c3c591ca3c186\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Habba, the suspect, whose name has not been made public due to his age, was also injured and is still hospitalized. Habba expressed her concern that his detention would go under the state, which could lead to a low sentence. In the State of New Jersey, waivers for rights in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">criminal justice system aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t allowed for those under the age of 15.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3368806\/former-costa-rican-president-oscar-arias-us-visa-revoked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>FORMER COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT OSCAR ARIAS HAS US VISA REVOKED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Listen, the message I wanted to&nbsp;make is very clear.&nbsp;Number one. I&rsquo;m for my law&nbsp;enforcement, and I will support&nbsp;them.&nbsp;I will make sure that these&nbsp;individuals get the maximum&nbsp;sentences.&nbsp;Number two, do not do crime in&nbsp;the state of New Jersey,&rdquo; Habba said.<\/p>\n<p>Habba previously served as President Donald Trump&rsquo;s personal attorney, most recently accompanying him every day in last year&rsquo;s trial that ended with a Manhattan jury finding Trump&nbsp;guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2081398\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2081398\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alina Habba asserts that teen gang members who kill police will face adult charges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2419497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alina-Habba-Mar-2025.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33520,33010,32328,52775,52776],"class_list":["post-2419496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alina-habba","tag-criminal-justice","tag-police-officers","tag-teen-gang-members","tag-tried-as-adults"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alina-Habba-Mar-2025.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419496"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2419500,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2419496\/revisions\/2419500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2419497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2419496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2419496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}