Anyone have any info on New Hope?
http://www.southernillinoisan.com/artic ... o22g80.txtPolice: 3 pregnant teens attack home director; flee in stolen van
AMERICAN FORK, Utah - Three pregnant teens living in a group home, including one from Illinois, whacked the director in the head with a frying pan, tied her up and then fled in a stolen minivan, police said.
The director, who was tied up with power cords Tuesday, eventually broke free and called police, police Sgt. Shauna Greening said. She also freed another pregnant teen tied up in the attack, she said.
Authorities believed the teens _ two 15-year-olds and one 16-year-old _ left the state and a search was under way. Police said the teens also stole the director's purse, checkbook, credit cards, cell phone and video camera.
The motive wasn't clear. Parents of the girls, who are from Illinois, California and Texas, were notified, police said.
The New Hope home for struggling pregnant teens is in Utah County, about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City. Pregnant teens are typically sent there by parents to get away from problems with drugs or boyfriends, and they attend class and learn about prenatal care, childbirth and adoption while staying at the home, according to police.
A call by The Associated Press to a phone number listed for New Hope went unanswered Thursday.
But the owner, Spencer Moody, tearfully told a Salt Lake City TV station that he would close the rural home. He said about two dozen girls had given birth after living at New Hope.
"We've had a lot of parents call and thank us for giving their girls back," Moody told KTVX-TV.
Greening would not release the teens' hometowns or the name of the director, but said the director "never had any indication that anything like this was going to happen. They were all sitting around doing homework before the attack occurred."
A service of the Associated Press(AP)