Hundreds of teenagers took over the streets of New Jersey for a TikTok-inspired gathering. The event caused chaos in the city and ended with police intervention.
The incident happened last Saturday (24th) during the Woodbridge Center Carnival. About 300 teenagers swarmed the fair at night, causing chaos that spread to a nearby shopping mall.
As a result, many stores in the Woodbridge Center Mall had to shelter visitors and close early to protect themselves from the unruly teenage crowd.
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Officers from the Woodbridge Police Department were called, but the officers couldn’t handle the teenagers alone and had to call for backup from neighboring city police departments, according to RLS Media.
The incident was reminiscent of a similar event last week when a large group of teenagers took over the Menlo Park Mall in Edison. On that occasion, a police officer suffered a broken ankle.
After the incident, Sam Joshi, mayor of Edison, increased mall security and sent a message to the parents of the teenagers. “Parents need to focus on their children, making sure they are not causing this kind of trouble in other cities,” he said.
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Photo and video: TikTok @jinxx.222 / @pericofeen. This content was created with AI assistance and reviewed by the editorial team.
