Some thoughts:
- from the list of the crimes in one of the articles, they were all committed in SE DC, which means most if not all of the victims were black; all of them suffered considerable financial loss
- ironically, those same car owners may well, themselves, benefit from the stolen car economy in terms of fake registrations, repairs, or even stolen cars themselves
- those carjackings were all with accomplices in another car; it’s organized and coordinated
- it is clear that the kid has Jack the Ripper type handlers who use his age as cover for their operation
- it also means that the kid will just be replaced by some other kid
- since the kid had been previously detained, the parent/s know about his activities; likely everyone he deals with knows, from neighbors to schools to the social workers, etc.;
- with no mention of joy rides or recoveries, the stolen cars had a destination, which means the criminal enterprise extends well past the carjackings
In this microcosm, we here have the entire failed leftist project on display.
Everything you posted...100% spot on.
Not just “some” people knew, they all knew. It goes with the territory.