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300 juveniles involved in massive brawl for planned meet up at NJ mall
ABC7NY ^
| 5/19/2025
| Toni Yates
Posted on 05/21/2025 11:50:01 AM PDT by simpson96
EDISON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Several teens were arrested after a brawl broke out at the Menlo Park Mall in Edison, New Jersey on Saturday night.
The chaos erupted after hundreds of teens showed up for a gathering planned through TikTok.
One officer was injured in the mayhem.
It started with a call out days before by a social media influencer for his followers to descend on Menlo Park Mall on Saturday night.
"They were having a brawl, they were pushing and shoving, when our officers arrived, they actually started fighting with our officers," Chief Thomas Bryan with the Edison Police Department said.
Three-hundred juveniles were so out of control that police from surrounding towns had to respond as well.
It took about an hour and a half to break up the gathering.
Seven juveniles were arrested, mostly for resisting officers, none of which were from Edison.
One was arrested for assault on an Edison officer.
All of the juveniles were released to their parents eventually.
On Monday, Edison Mayor Sam Joshi spoke about the incident and partially blamed the teenagers' parents.
"What are the parents doing? Aren't the parents aware that they're traveling 45 minutes to cause a disturbance within Edison Township? It makes no sense. Parents need to be focused on their kids, making sure they're not causing this kind of rowdiness in other towns," Joshi said.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: alreadyposted; antisocialmedia; blacktrashmatters; demographic; donate2freerepublic; edison; edisontownship; flashmob; flashmobs; ghettogarbage; menloparkmall; newjersey; nobodysearches; samjoshi; teens; tiktok; youths; yutes
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To: al_c
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posted on
05/21/2025 12:06:22 PM PDT
by
webheart
(Why not write out because instead of saying b/c and with instead of w/ ?)
To: simpson96
“It started with a call out days before by a social media influencer for his followers to descend on Menlo Park Mall on Saturday night.”
Can’t that guy be held partly responsible?
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posted on
05/21/2025 12:08:57 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
To: webheart
All mall workers should be armed with nunchucks.
To: simpson96
24
posted on
05/21/2025 12:09:56 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
To: simpson96
Do malls still exist?????
25
posted on
05/21/2025 12:11:27 PM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
To: simpson96
Seven juveniles were arrested, mostly for resisting officers, none of which were from Edison. One was arrested for assault on an Edison officer. All of the juveniles were released to their parents eventually.So, no punishment. Thus, we'll see more of this.
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posted on
05/21/2025 12:12:30 PM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: dfwgator
This sort of thing did’t happen before there were
telephones...
27
posted on
05/21/2025 12:12:38 PM PDT
by
tet68
("We would not die in that man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us." Henry V.)
To: dfwgator
Nice kids. They sang well. But how is ‘Little Brother’
(second from the right) staying up?
It looks like he’s either floating or sitting on a high chair that has been airbrushed out. He had to wear his Grandad’s double-breasted suit jacket.
To: simpson96
No video? One perp tic-toc shown and it’s blurred out?
Now that’s reporting!
29
posted on
05/21/2025 12:21:57 PM PDT
by
sonova
(No money? You're free to go.)
To: simpson96
Why hasn’t Bruce Springsteen put a stop to it?
30
posted on
05/21/2025 12:28:59 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: dfwgator
31
posted on
05/21/2025 12:31:17 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: tet68
'poppin' and 'lockin', breakdance fighting
To: simpson96; All
Ut’s ALWAYS 5he girls who start it, then the guys get dragged in. I have NEVER had a problem with black guy, only when a black women started with me first.
33
posted on
05/21/2025 12:38:27 PM PDT
by
cowboyusa
(YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
To: dfwgator
34
posted on
05/21/2025 12:41:30 PM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: T.B. Yoits
FYI, breakdancing began when young miscreants tried to steal the hubcaps off moving cars!
35
posted on
05/21/2025 12:43:16 PM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: sheik yerbouty
Curly was the first breakdancer.... 
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posted on
05/21/2025 12:50:31 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: sheik yerbouty
I thought breakdancing started after some yutes studied the moves of fish flopping in the bottom of a boat.
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posted on
05/21/2025 1:03:53 PM PDT
by
Migraine
To: dfwgator
LOL!!!!
Or should I say, Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck?
38
posted on
05/21/2025 1:14:04 PM PDT
by
Alas Babylon!
(Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
To: lowbridge
Thomas Edison, the "Wizard of Menlo Park"
300 Juveniles. The "Delinquents of Menlo Park."
39
posted on
05/21/2025 1:17:34 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“Diversity is our Strength” just doesn’t carry the same message as “Death from Above”)
To: webheart
40
posted on
05/21/2025 1:57:11 PM PDT
by
al_c
(Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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