Massive brawls and food-court fights played out at more than a dozen malls across the country in what proved to be a chaotic day after Christmas. Some of the mayhem was captured on social media. The chaos prevented some shoppers from grabbing clothes off clearance racks and returning gifts.The mall incidents, which ranged from minor melees to mass evacuations, occurred from Colorado to Tennessee and Texas to New Jersey.
Police were beefing up patrols and mall security guards were out in force after melees involving mostly young people erupted around malls in Elizabeth, N.J.; Fayetteville, N.C.; East Garden City, N.Y.; Aurora, Colo.; and Tempe, Ariz., among others.
‘Tis the season to riot. A string of major disturbances at malls nationwide on the day after Christmas has led police to increase patrols and malls to ramp up security guard presence — in case consumers needed another reason to avoid physical stores.
“The safety and security of our guests, employees, and tenants at Fox Valley Mall is always our top priority. We are thankful to APD for taking swift and immediate measures after the disturbance last night. While we are not able to speak about specific …
When officers arrived at the mall, they joined security guards in asking the teens to disperse. A short time later, police said, a large fight broke out followed by several smaller skirmishes. Some of the fights were captured on video and posted to …
While trying to break up the fight, the sergeant and a mall security officer were battered, police said. The disturbance escalated as the crowd refused to obey police and security personnel orders, and some of the teens threw drinks and other items …
Officer Eric Swaback, of the Skokie Police Department, said Old Orchard Mall hires off-duty Skokie police officers every year between Thanksgiving and New Years to provide extra security. “That’s not a reaction to the fights,” said Swaback, who added …
CHICAGO (CBS) — The day after Christmas turned chaotic at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, where Boxing Day was taken quite literally when a series of brawls broke out on Monday. Fox Valley Mall was extremely busy on Monday, with many shoppers taking …
It’s well known that black Friday shopping can be chaotic, but another busy shopping day may have taken over that title as unexpected brawls broke out across malls across the country Monday. Cell phone video shows security guards scramble to get …
Calming music could be heard wafting throughout the mall while a security officer did his rounds, checking in with individual shopkeepers. Things seemed safe enough that Megan O’Malley, of Denver, decided to try again on Tuesday to buy some shoes from …
Meanwhile in Fayetteville, N.C., a mall was evacuated after a fight on Monday afternoon, though no injuries were reported, according to the Associated Press, and in East Garden City, N.Y., a security officer at Roosevelt Field Mall told NBC News on …
The Fox Valley Mall in Aurora was evacuated and closed for about an hour Monday night after “unusually large crowds” of teens congregated in the mall and fights broke among pockets of the teens and some threw bottles of water and Gatorade from upper …
When off-duty police officers working as security guards tried to break up a fight, people circled the officers, who called for backup, Amsler said. As police officers on duty arrived, fights broke out throughout the mall, at a movie theater and at a …
Mall security contacted local police for help with an unruly crowd; and before long, a fight broke out in a food court. There were about … Fire officials say a man and a police officer were exposed to the pepper spray and received medical treatment …
One male juvenile was arrested for allegedly trying to hit an officer during the incident, which police said appeared to have been “loosely organized on social media.” … Videos posted on Twitter showed mall security trying to get the situation under …
The mayhem that has rippled through malls in more than a dozen states continued Tuesday evening, when about 200 rowdy teenagers showed up en masse at a Philadelphia mall in a gathering planned on Snapchat, officials said. Philadelphia Police Chief …
Aurora police spokesman Sgt. Chris Amsler said that as the suspect was being taking into custody, the crowd, which mushroomed in size to about 500 people, advanced on the officer and fights broke out. Five juveniles were arrested. No one was hurt. In …
Amsler says as the suspect was being taking into custody, the crowd advanced on the officer and fights broke out. Meanwhile, he says that … A man who answered the mall security line told The Associated Press that the mall is on lockdown until further …
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