The Arizona Republic
Jan. 17, 2005 07:34 PM
A series of minor brawls marred Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. festivities in downtown Phoenix, prompting police to deploy pepper spray into crowds of people and forcing some area store owners to temporarily shut down their shops.
Police arrested two people for fighting during the melee. No one was seriously injured in the fracas and no property was damaged, authorities said.
Police temporarily shut down Central near McDowell and closed area side streets as they attempted to disperse groups of youths, many of whom were rubbing their faces and coughing from pepper spray in the air.
Phoenix police Lt. Steve Soha said the outbursts occur almost every year and came as no surprise to officers. Last year, one person was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct as police attempted to disperse crowds of brawling youths.
Police arrested two people for fighting during the melee. No one was seriously injured in the fracas and no property was damaged, authorities said.
Police temporarily shut down Central near McDowell and closed area side streets as they attempted to disperse groups of youths, many of whom were rubbing their faces and coughing from pepper spray in the air.
Phoenix police Lt. Steve Soha said the outbursts occur almost every year and came as no surprise to officers. Last year, one person was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct as police attempted to disperse crowds of brawling youths.
Comments (2)
suspicion of disorderly? weird. I like the comic.
I love the comic hate the incident.
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