Raleigh neighbors fear for safety amid repeated rock-throwing, break-ins

A Raleigh family said a large rock punched through a window and came close to striking their 6-month-old son, a frightening episode that neighbors near Glascock Street and Addison Place say is part of months of break-ins, property damage and rock-throwing by children from a nearby apartment complex.

The alarm is being driven by repeated video recordings, not a single dispute. Homeowners say multiple cameras captured several children, some as young as 7, throwing rocks at a house. Several residents have been reluctant to show their faces on camera, a sign that fear on the block has moved beyond irritation and into concern about retaliation.

Raleigh Police and council member Corey Branch have been contacted. Branch, who represents District C and chairs the City Council’s Community Safety and Quality of Life Committee, said he is working with police and families involved. His focus on early intervention fits the city’s existing structure, including six police districts, a Community Engagement Division created in 2025, and Raleigh Police Youth Services, which offers mentoring and year-round programming for young people.

The challenge is that the ages described in the neighborhood videos sit below the threshold that usually drives juvenile court action. North Carolina generally defines a delinquent juvenile as someone at least 10 years old, and a 2021 law raised the minimum age of juvenile jurisdiction from 6 to 10 for most offenses. That leaves city leaders, police and family-serving agencies with fewer punitive tools and more pressure to work through parents, community organizations and voluntary support.

The setting adds to the urgency. Glascock Street sits in east Raleigh near Raleigh Boulevard, in a dense corridor with apartment communities including The Magnolias Apartments, Glascock Apartments and Raleigh Millbank Apartments. That same area drew police attention in October 2025, when shots were fired into an apartment building near Raleigh Boulevard and Glascock Street, underscoring how quickly safety problems can spread across a tight residential stretch.

For residents, the issue is no longer whether the damage is annoying. It is whether police, property managers, juvenile services and city officials can coordinate fast enough to prevent the next window strike from becoming a serious injury.