{"id":2720,"date":"2015-12-26T23:44:26","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T03:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=2720"},"modified":"2019-04-19T19:56:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T23:56:20","slug":"unruly-teens-cause-mall-to-close-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/12\/26\/unruly-teens-cause-mall-to-close-early\/","title":{"rendered":"Unruly Teens Cause Mall To Close Early"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Mall St. Matthews closed early Saturday (12\/26) night after several disturbances. Those incidents may have involved as many as 1,000 to 2,000 teens, according to the St. Matthews Police Department.<\/p>\n

Police first responded to the Mall around 7 p.m. Saturday night in response to numerous unruly youths. According to the St. Matthews Police Department there were several fights inside the Mall and they may have spread outside. When the disturbances began some store owners attempted to close, but in some cases patrons refused to leave. Finally, management decided to close the entire Mall early.<\/p>\n

Several law enforcement agencies, including the St. Matthews Police Department, the Louisville Metro Police Department, the Jeffersontown Police Department and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, then converged on the mall along with K-9s and a helicopter. Cell phone videos taken during that time show hundreds of youths running out of the Mall, near the movie theater. According to the St. Matthews Police Department, several officers called for assistance outside the theater and theater doors were locked, but the auditoriums weren’t evacuated.<\/p>\n

Extra TARC buses were also dispatched to the area to help clear out the crowds. As the Mall closed, however, many of the youths dispersed to other businesses in the area. When that occurred businesses around the Mall were also encouraged to close up until things were until control.<\/p>\n

Things began to settle down in the area around 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

According to St. Matthews Police Department, there has been an “enhanced” police presence at the Mall for the last couple of weeks.
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