Posted on 10/24/2016 11:59:07 AM PDT by Howard Morrison
According to Temple security, a group of over 150 juveniles coordinated a “meet up” on Instagram, amassing on Broad Street near the campus at approximately 8 p.m.
Four youths, ranging in ages between 14 and 17, were arrested in connection with wide-ranging attacks on Temple students, others in the crowd, and two Temple police officers that seemed to mimic the “flash mobs” that hit Center City in recent years.
In one incident, police say a group of three that included two students were assaulted by a group of about 20 juveniles. The trio were kicked, punched, and knocked to the ground. One of the students, Christina Lauletta, was hospitalized at St. Mary’s Hospital, according to her father.
“These sick animals held her down and kicked and stomped on her repeatedly,”
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According to Temple security, a group of over 150 juveniles coordinated a “meet up” on Instagram, amassing on Broad Street near the campus at approximately 8 p.m.
Four youths, ranging in ages between 14 and 17, were arrested in connection with wide-ranging attacks on Temple students, others in the crowd, and two Temple police officers that seemed to mimic the “flash mobs” that hit Center City in recent years.
In one incident, police say a group of three that included two students were assaulted by a group of about 20 juveniles. The trio were kicked, punched, and knocked to the ground. One of the students, Christina Lauletta, was hospitalized at St. Mary’s Hospital, according to her father.
“These sick animals held her down and kicked and stomped on her repeatedly,” Joe Lauletta posted on Facebook, noting workers at a local pizza shop intervened. “Every part of her body is badly bruised. It makes me cry just thinking about it.”
Out of the group, two offenders were identified, arrested and face multiple charges, including aggravated assault, robbery, and criminal conspiracy.
Students weren’t the only ones involved in the violence. One 15-year-old, who police say was seen throwing rocks at passing cars, knocked an officer pursuing him on bicycle to the ground. He was later apprehended and charged with aggravated assault and resisting arrest, among other offenses.
In probably the most brazen act of violence, police say a 16-year-old came up to a mounted officer and punched the police horse twice in the face. Police later apprehended him and charged him with assaulting a police service animal.
Three other victims told police they were walking east in the 1700 block of Cecil B. Moore Ave. when large group of juveniles began hitting and kicking them. One of the victims, a 18-year-old female, sustained scrapes and cuts to her legs, and had her cell phone smashed. The others say the teens stole items ranging from an iPhone to a Bluetooth speaker.
No arrests were made in that incident.
Police haven’t released any further information about the suspects due to their ages.
Friday night, students were upset that Temple issued a "TU alert" about “large groups of juveniles along Broad Street” almost two hours after the violence had erupted.
Charles Leone, Temple’s executive director of public safety, says he is taking steps to streamline the process so future "TU alerts" can go out faster when a large group of juveniles is reported.
Take away their phones for five years.
One of the worst things that could ever happen to a teenager.
None of these human filth will see a day in jail. Filth votes in filth and the elected filth lets more filth run free.
If they don’t say what race they are, you know what race they are.
Free Obamaphones
I do not know why any sane person would attend Temple University. I drove through the ghetto where LaSalle University is and no way in hell I would let my kids go there too.
You just explained why they sometimes condemn properties, level them, and bring in new development.
Chip the perps and chip the phones so they can’t be used.
Think of it as a smart gun pilot program in reverse.
“In probably the most brazen act of violence, police say a 16-year-old came up to a mounted officer and punched the police horse twice in the face.”
These “youths” are the same soulless animals who punch old people just for fun. A good @ss-kicking is too good for these punks.
University is 60% white. Wouldn’t be surprised if it is black teens against white students. If it were the inverse, that would be in the article.
“If they don’t say what race they are, you know what race they are.”
They did say what race they are. Not only did they use the word “teen” in the title, but the words “juvenile”, and “youth” were used extensively in just the first few sentences.
Sadly some prominent universities are located in bad neighborhoods. I would not be comfortable sending my children to some urban universities. Its got to be a constant struggle to keep the ghetto at bay in these places; to keep the ghetto dwellers off the campus.
Cops up there don’t carry guns?
Nobody says it so I’ll say it. Although the only pictures I could find were grainy, the odds are almost to a certainty that these are BLACKS who are so out of control in this county because of Obama’s support for their basic cultural dysfunction.
Yes, a ‘sorry, but the horse reacted when punched, and I managed to get it back under control right after it stomped the young buck’.
Traditionally, Broad Street Bullies were generally of white European ancestry, and wielded sticks.
If you kick someone in the head while they are down the charge should be attempted murder.
“sick animals”
To put it mildly.
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