Girl sent to treatment center after robbery try

PONTIAC (AP) -- A 12-year-old who tried to rob a Detroit-area market using a loaded gun has been ordered to spend six months in a treatment center for troubled girls. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Mary Ellen Brennan, Family Division, made the ruling Tuesday. The judge also debunked reports the girl wanted to help her mother pay the mortgage. Brennan said to the child: "The truth is you wanted the money to spend on yourself and your friends." The girl nodded and said "yes." She also apologized. Authorities say the girl carried a stolen 9 mm handgun when she walked into a Highland Township market the night of April 15. Employees wrestled the girl to the ground and held her until sheriff's deputies arrived. She pleaded guilty April 26 to one count of armed robbery. Published: Thu, Jun 2, 2011