Teen arrested following fights at East Rochester carnival

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Multiple local police agencies were called to the East Rochester carnival Saturday night due to fights that broke out.

According to officers a series of altercations involving more than 200 people broke out around the event at around 10 p.m. Additional officers were called in from surrounding agencies to support the East Rochester Police in controlling and dispersing the crowd.

Officers were able to break up the fights as the crowd was directed to the nearby Piano Works Plaza. Officers say in an effort to facilitate a safe and orderly dispersal, RTS buses were brought in to provide transportation. Despite this effort, most of the people declined to use the buses and chose to remain in the area until picked up by private vehicles.

According to ERPD, a 17-year-old boy was apprehended while attempting to enter the carnival at the single point of entry earlier in the evening. Members of Patriot Protection Security along with police officers located a firearm in his possession. The teen was arrested, arraigned, and remanded to the Industry Residential Center for Juveniles. Security checks at the entry point resulted in the confiscation of two stun guns and several knives from other people.

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