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Newsbrief:
New
Jersey
"Safe,
Drug-Free"
Benefit
Concert
Ends
in
Melee,
Arrests
1/16/04
A benefit concert billed
as a safe, drug- and alcohol-free event for teenagers turned into a violent
confrontation between police and club-goers in Brick, New Jersey, last
Friday night. By the time it was over, the benefit had been shut
down and 10 people arrested, including one for marijuana possession.
Brick Township police told
reporters Saturday that four adults and five juveniles had been arrested,
including a 14-year-old charged with aggravated assault on a police officer.
The trouble started when police arrived at the event, sponsored by the
Brick Municipal Alliance Committee on Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Youth
Services, on a first aid call. That call was handled without incident,
but security staff on the scene told police they were concerned about intense
activity in the club's mosh pit.
Police subsequently removed
several of the more agitated moshers from the event, raising tensions until
they decided to shut down the whole thing. According to police, the
crowd became increasingly hostile and disorderly after the closing.
At this point, police clashed with the crowd, arresting four adults and
three juveniles for disorderly conduct, two teens for assault, and one
teen with resisting arrest. (Some people were charged with more than
one offense).
The event was a fundraiser
for the state's Safe Haven for Infants program, and was sponsored in part
by a grant from the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Use.
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