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Towns hit by teen mob violence locking down on Halloween with curfews and extra officers

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Towns across the country are implementing curfews and increasing police presence for Halloween to prevent teen mob violence that has occurred in recent years. In Oak Park, Illinois, Chief of Police Shatonya Johnson announced plans to increase officer numbers after last year’s incident where 500 teens caused fights and gunshots, necessitating assistance from six neighboring agencies. Similarly, Hyde Park residents are forming groups like CollaBOOration to patrol streets in orange shirts to deter large gatherings. Covington, Georgia, and Long Branch, New Jersey, have set curfews for minors on Halloween night to prevent similar disturbances.
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Cities across the country are implementing curfews and adding police patrols for Halloween to prevent chaos caused by so-called "teen takeovers." In Oak Park, Illinois, Chief of Police Shatonya Johnson announced an increased police presence following last year's incident where approximately 500 teens swarmed downtown, leading to fights and gunshots. The city called in help from six neighboring agencies that night. This year, Oak Park is taking several additional measures to prevent a repeat of the violent events. Similarly, adults in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood are planning mass street patrols through an initiative named CollaBOOration to deter large gatherings by teenagers.

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🔮 Last Halloween, an estimated 500 teens swarmed downtown Oak Park, where fights and gunshots erupted and police called in help from six neighboring agencies, according to a department memo. Oak Park Chief of Police Shatonya Johnson said the agency will be increasing the amount of officers on shift during Halloween, as well as several more measures aimed at preventing another teen takeover. Adults in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago are taking matters into their own hands and plan to show out en masse on the streets to prevent large gatherings by teenagers.
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From the Jersey Shore to suburban Atlanta, officials are setting curfews for teenagers and adding police patrols, many of them in places still reeling from takeovers that drew hundreds of teens and ended in fights and arrests.
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🔮 Last Halloween, an estimated 500 teens swarmed downtown Oak Park, where fights and gunshots erupted and police called in help from six neighboring agencies, according to a department memo. Oak Park Chief of Police Shatonya Johnson said the agency will be increasing the amount of officers on shift during Halloween, as well as several more measures aimed at preventing another teen takeover. Adults in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago are taking matters into their own hands and plan to show out en masse on the streets to prevent large gatherings by teenagers.

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Towns hit by teen mob violence locking down on Halloween with curfews and extra officers By asserted
Towns → hit → curfews
Cities across the country are putting teens on notice for Halloween weekend, rolling out curfews and crackdowns to head off the kind of chaos that unfolds during so-called teen takeovers. asserted
that → put → takeovers
From the Jersey Shore to suburban Atlanta, officials are setting curfews for teenagers and adding police patrols, many of them in places still reeling from takeovers that drew hundreds of teens and ended in fights and arrests. asserted
that → set → fights
In Oak Park, Illinois, the chief of police wrote that her agency is trying to prevent a similar Halloween teen takeover last year from happening again. asserted
agency → write → takeover
Last Halloween, an estimated 500 teens swarmed downtown Oak Park, where fights and gunshots erupted and police called in help from six neighboring agencies, according to a department memo. Oak Park Chief of Police Shatonya Johnson said the agency will be increasing the amount of officers on shift during Halloween, as well as several more measures aimed at preventing another teen takeover. Adults in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago are taking matters into their own hands and plan to show out en masse on the streets to prevent large gatherings by teenagers. uncertain
Adults → estimate → teenagers
The group, called CollaBOOration, was established after a series of large Halloween gatherings from 2016 to 2019 where teen takeovers turned violent, according to Block Club Chicago. uncertain
takeovers → call → Chicago
“What we’re really trying to do is establish a critical mass on the street, possibly before the Halloween festivities even start,” the group’s founder Bennie Currie said. uncertain
founder → try → street
“So when these large gatherings happen, like we’ve seen every year, we will already have taken over 53rd Street … we’ll be walking up and down in orange shirts and keeping in contact with one another.” After 7 p.m. on Halloween, those under 16 in Covington, Georgia will be required to go home or have an adult with them if they’re in the city’s downtown area, which is outside Atlanta, according to CBS News. uncertain
which → happen → News
According to News 12, the Long Branch, New Jersey, police department plans to strictly enforce a Halloween curfew for those under 17 on Oct. 31, which runs from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. uncertain
which → accord → a.m.
The curfew was set in response to hundreds of people gathering for a teen takeover in May, resulting in fights breaking out and six arrests. uncertain
fights → set → May
National Police Association Spokeswoman Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith said it’s a “great idea” for these cities and police departments to be more proactive on Halloween, saying teen takeovers aren’t slowing down. asserted
takeovers → say → Halloween
“On Halloween night, I can tell you from experience, our call volume goes up, you know, four or five, six times because people are calling because they’re because of fireworks. asserted
they → tell → fireworks
They’re calling because there’s a fight in a schoolyard. asserted
They → call → schoolyard
They’re calling because they can’t find their kid. asserted
they → call → kid
There’s so many different things that people are calling the police for, and then you factor in this desire to have these large crowds of teenagers take over and, again, get it on social media,” Smith said. asserted
Smith → ’ → media
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