200 TEENS IN SPRING VALLEY BRAWL

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May 1, 2010 (Spring Valley) – A brawl involving 200 or more juveniles at the Spring Valley Community Center may have been gang related, according to the San Diego Sheriff’s office. The rowdy crowd was ultimately dispersed without injuries and no arrests were made.

Deputies responded to a call from security guards at 10:52 p.m. They arrived to find a large group of teens 15 to 18 years of age fighting in the parking lot. The youths were slow to disperse, so additional units were called out to help break up additional fights in multiple locations.

 

Help from surrounding agencies was requested to disperse the crowd. Two security guards were assaulted, but not harmed according to a Sheriff’s press release.

 

Overcrowding and lack of adequate security are believed to be contributing factors; follow up with event organizers is planned to prevent a reoccurence.
 


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