Hilde Lysiak

Even in a new town, with new friends and new stories, 12-year-old crime reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak knew her rights. And when she was pursuing a story in the small town of Patagonia, Arizona, last week, she stood firm and shot video of the town police chief telling her, "If you put my face on the internet, it's against the law."

When a small-town Arizona officer stopped a 12-year-old reporter, Hilde Lysiak, who was chasing down a story tip on Monday, he probably had no idea what he was getting himself into.

Reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak got the tip early Saturday afternoon that there was heavy police activity on Ninth Street. She hustled over with her pen and camera, as any good reporter would, and soon she posted something short online, beating her competitors. Then, working the neighbors and the cops, she nailed down her scoop with a full-length story ...

Even in a new town, with new friends and new stories, 12-year-old crime reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak knew her rights. And when she was pursuing a story in the small town of Patagonia, Arizona, last week, she stood firm and shot video of the town police chief telling her, "If you put my face on the internet, it's against the law."

When a small-town Arizona officer stopped a 12-year-old reporter, Hilde Lysiak, who was chasing down a story tip on Monday, he probably had no idea what he was getting himself into.

Reporter Hilde Kate Lysiak got the tip early Saturday afternoon that there was heavy police activity on Ninth Street. She hustled over with her pen and camera, as any good reporter would, and soon she posted something short online, beating her competitors. Then, working the neighbors and the cops, she nailed down her scoop with a full-length story ...