Surveillance cameras catch teen brawl
May 16, 2010 12:00 AM
STOCKTON - Police monitoring downtown surveillance cameras tipped off a pair of bicycle patrol officers to a large brawl Friday night at Dean De Carli Waterfront Square, netting a total of five arrests, the Stockton Police Department reported Saturday.
The arresting officer had to manhandle hostile teens - one armed with a large, fixed blade hunting knife and a second who tried to kick and spit at them even after his arrest, officers reported.
The first of two related incidents happened at about 9 p.m., when the camera operator told two officers about the large group of young people fighting. DeCarli Square is at 141 North El Dorado Street opposite the City Centre Stadium 16 + IMAX movie theater.
Upon arriving, the crowd had scattered, but officers tried talking to two boys - ages 16 and 17. The 17-year-old ran and pulled out the hunting knife, police reported. But he fell, dropping the knife, police said, adding that the boy took a fighting stance once he got up.
An officer hit the boy once on the arm with a baton, placing him under arrest as he again tried to run, police said. The boy was later released to his parents. Officers arrested the 16-year-old boy without incident on an outstanding felony warrant, police said.
Half an hour later, the same two bicycle patrol officers broke up a fight also at De Carli square between two young men. A 19-year-old tried to pull his friend away from officers and then advanced on police, who had told him to stand back, police said.
Officers arrested the 19-year-old man identified as Andres Marroquin, who remains in the San Joaquin County Jail. Officers said he tried to kick and spit on them as they led him to the patrol car, police reported.
While officers next tried to disperse the crowd, a 17-year-old boy refused, police said. The boy was verbally abusive and bumped an officer with his shoulder, leading to his arrest. Police said he violently struggled with officers.
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