The legislature's Public Safety Committee considering a proposal over the coming weeks to toughen penalties on minors that have committed numerous serious criminal offenses like vehicle theft.  Newtown state Representative J.P. Sredzinski says there are many communities across the state seeing an increase in this type of crime.  The proposed law would require that after the fourth felony conviction of a minor, that case would automatically be referred to criminal court.  Sredzinski says this will improve law enforcement officer safety as well as improve overall public safety throughout the state.