A family-friendly New Jersey hayride event turns into chaos after hundreds of teenagers cause havoc: the police
A PTA-sponsored hayride in a quiet New Jersey town disintegrated into chaos as police were forced to intervene after hundreds of unruly youths started fighting at a local park and rioting broke out.
The Collingswood Police Department posted on Facebook that the family-friendly Haunted Hayride at Knight Park required police to intervene after an estimated 200+ children were dropped off at Knight Park in Collingswood, New Jersey.
“The event was soon interrupted by fights that broke out especially between the young people who arrived and unruly behavior,” said the Ministry.
Authorities said the strange behavior began shortly after 8:20 p.m. on October 19, when the youth “ran recklessly through the crowd and into a row of hayrides.”
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Fall is here! Time to take a fun hayride! (Stock)
Police dispersed the rowdy children to “ensure the safety of families attending the event,” police said.
However, it was decided that there was no safe way to continue the hayride event, so police shut down the Halloween event.
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But, the night did not end for the wild youth. Police said 50-70 children took over a local gas station in Wawa.
“When the police were dispersing the crowd of people in the park, a call came in reporting an incident that happened at Wawa on Haddon Avenue, involving 50-70 children taking over the store,” said the police. “The police were able to help Wawa by dispersing a group of children who were stealing things and causing trouble.”
Wawa was also forced to close to prevent damage, police said.
Nationwide Children's Hospital recommends that your children read and understand the posted hayride rules, obey the attendants and remain seated throughout the ride. (Virginia Tourism Corporation)
The chaos continued in residential areas, said the police.
“When the police arrived at the park, they found that about 80 children were fighting each other and were opposed by the youth punching, kicking and pushing the police to continue the fight,” said the police. “Some children broke away from the big group and started running in the yards of nearby houses.”
The police eventually dispersed the crowd and peace was restored. They did not arrest anyone, said the Ministry.
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In a Facebook post, event staff at the Collingswood Haunted Hayride said “the evening exceeded our expectations.”
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“Unfortunately, as everyone has seen and experienced, many nights were more than expected, but with feedback and awareness we will review and plan to find a way to enter next year,” the hayride wrote on Facebook. “We appreciate your support and without you our event would not be possible.”
