Twelve people were arrested and an officer was injured after a large fight broke out at the annual Gloucester Township Days Drone Light Show on Saturday, according to a press release from the Gloucester Township Police Department (GTPD).
Law enforcement Alleged At the event, “large groups of people began fighting with each other” and continued to be hostile even after police arrested the two men. (Related article: 400 people brawl breaks out, police arrest 29)
After the early light show ended, police “began to disperse the crowd” and discovered that most of the people allegedly participating in the brawl were underage and out of town, the press release stated. During the dispersal, Ronald Jones, a 33-year-old Camden man, allegedly drove his bicycle into the group of officers, striking one officer at a high rate of speed. Jones was arrested and charged with assault on a police officer and attempted eluding police.
According to a press release, the officer sustained minor injuries, while two other officers sustained minor injuries while “attempting to break up the fight.” Officers observed many of the suspects and instigators of the fight dressed in all black and “wearing hoodies over their faces and medical face masks.” In total, two adult males and 10 minors were arrested.
“The Outlaws[ness] “A group of unsupervised minors and young adults, acting with complete disregard for others, ruined a wonderful family event that has been held for over 40 years to raise funds for the Gloucester Township Scholarship Board. This type of lawlessness and violent mayhem will not be tolerated and does not define the great community that is Gloucester Township,” GTPD Chief David Harkins said in a press release.
Gloucester Township Day will celebrate New Jersey and feature a variety of “food, fireworks, entertainment, games, rides, exhibits and crafts” as well as a scholarship award ceremony for 40 high school seniors, a township spokesman said. Website.
The town posted photos of the entertainment provided at Thursday’s event and urged people to “don’t miss the drone light show starting at 9:30 p.m.”
In 2023, the town’s population will be approximately 66,200. according to To the U.S. Census Bureau.
