After five people were cited and a police officer was injured when a “flash mob” of more than 400 teens disrupted a weekend carnival in Tinley Park, the suburb’s mayor has issued a statement, acknowledging he was “deeply saddened” by the incident.
Five teenagers were issued tickets for public fighting, village officials said. Additionally, one officer was injured while"while attempting to break up a fight." The officer was treated at a nearby hospital and later released, officials said.
Glotz thanked police for their"quick response," but said some changes would be in store for large events going forward, including things like bag checks,"defined event perimeters," youth supervision policies and more. In addition to scaring a lot of families and young children who were trying to enjoy a fun night out, the incident resulted in a police officer being injured and our police department issuing citations to several out-of-town teenagers for fighting in public.
I’m incredibly proud of how the Tinley Park Police Department responded that night. Thanks to their quick response and the aid of several neighboring police departments, we were able to get things under control and stop a bad situation from escalating into something much worse. The event could have spilled over into the surrounding neighborhood, but fortunately our officers were able to contain the incident to the 80th Avenue grounds.
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