Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The initial reports indicated a riot, but police are saying it was a much less substantial altercation.
Police have offered more information on the incident at Saint Gabriel’s Hall on Monday, June 4. Two juveniles were arrested after starting a fight, but not quite a riot, authorities say. According to Lower Providence Police, at 11:42 a.m. on Monday, the department responded to a report of a disturbance in the dining hall of the juvenile detention facility for court committed males owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Because the initial report of the fight seemed to have exaggerated its size, police units from West Norriton Township, Schuylkill Township, Upper Providence Township, Upper Merion Township, and Valley Forge National Historic Park responded to assist Lower Providence Township police units. Saint Gabriel’s residential …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Lower Providence Police reportedly took two teenagers into custody after their lunch-time fight got out of control.
The Times Herald has more details on today's reported riot at St. Gabriel's Hall in Lower Providence. According to the Herald, three residents of the Archdiocese-owned youth detention center – a 15-year-old and 17-year-old, both Philadelphia residents, and one unidentified participant – got into a lunchtime fight in the dining hall. The altercation drew a large crowd of additional youth residents which kept the staff from controlling the situation. Police were called and once on the scene, officers called for additional back-up units. Police from West Norriton, Upper Providence, Upper Merion, Schuylkill and park officers from Valley Forge National Historical Park also responded to the scene. The 15-year-old is reportedly facing aggravated…
Officers from six police departments reponded to a call for a riot at St. Gabriel's Hall in Lower Providence involving 180 students and several staff members.
Police from at least six municipalities responded to St. Gabriel's Hall in Lower Providence shortly before noon on Monday, June 4 to assist with what county emergency dispatchers described as a riot in the dining hall. According to The Times Herald, two juveniles were arrested in connection with the disturbance. One reportedly faces aggrevated assault and related charges for assualting two members of St. Gabriel's staff. The other juvenile is facing disorderly conduct charges. Lower Providence Police, Upper Providence Police, and Upper Merion Police had units at the scene when a reporter arrived at 12:15 p.m. and the Herald reports additional units from West Norriton, Schuylkill and Valley Forge National Historic Park responded to assist …
Mujaahid Abd-Matin
4:03 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
They need more strong staff support and stop getting rid of the staff that made a difference! I was one they that recieved the short end,of the stick when I was attacked by a student! more ›