Teen Takeover

‘Teen Takeovers’ Are a Growing Problem, and Cities Haven’t a Clue of What to Do About Them – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

pgnewser July 14, 2026 0

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Heather MacDonald, writing in City Journal, tells the story of novelist Scott Johnson having dinner at a restaurant in a mall outside of Richmond, Va., last March, when “hundreds of masked teens in black hoodies rushed past, only abruptly to change direction after receiving phone alerts about a brawl elsewhere in the mall.” Johnson and his wife took shelter in a clothing store until the mall closed after rumors of shots being fired.

Johnson and his wife were terrified. They were victims of the growing urban sport of recreational rioting, or “Teen Takeovers.” These are social media-driven swarms of urban youths who show up without warning and literally lose their minds, committing vandalism, getting into fights, and shooting at each other.

Florida’s Attorney General Is Going to Put an End to ‘Teen Takeovers’– townhall.com

pgnewser June 3, 2026 0

Florida’s Attorney General Is Going to Put an End to ‘Teen Takeovers’– townhall.com
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Mobs of unruly teens taking over public places in nothing new. It happens frequently in blue cities like Chicago, where mobs of violent youths wreak havoc on innocent businesses and citizens with little consequences. At Clearwater Beach, Florida, teens tried this, too.

Unfortunately for them, Florida is not Illinois. This behavior isn’t going to fly. And, unlike Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier isn’t going blame this anti-social and criminal behavior on social media.

He’s going to go after the real organizers of these takeovers.

9 arrested during teen takeover in Naperville, officials say– chicago.suntimes.com

pgnewser June 3, 2026 0

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Nine people, including five minors, were arrested during a large gathering of teens Monday night in Naperville, police said.

Large groups began to gather downtown Naperville around 5 p.m., according to Naperville police. Several teams of officers worked the gathering, during which “several juveniles and young adults chose to commit violations of state law and local ordinances,” Naperville police said in a enws release.

The crowds were dispersed by 11 p.m. By the end of the gathering, Naperville police issued nearly three dozen citations alongside the arrests, police said.

Five Chicago police officers struck by driver while breaking up ‘teen takeover’ | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser May 26, 2026 0

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The 18-year-old suspect was taken into custody uninjured, and a firearm was recovered from his vehicle.

Five police officers were struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning while attempting to disperse a large “teen takeover” in Chicago.

The incident occurred at around 3:20 am as Chicago Police Department officers on foot were trying to clear a large crowd from the area. Authorities said the driver of a blue car struck five officers before driving over a curb and crashing into a CPD squad car, as well as a pole and a fence.

Mayor speaks out after 5 CPD officers hurt while dispersing Near West Side crowd during ‘teen takeover’– chicago.suntimes.com

pgnewser May 26, 2026 0

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Mayor Brandon Johnson decried an early Sunday morning ‘unauthorized large gathering’ apparently involving teens that ended with a car veering into five Chicago police officers, injuring them, as they were dispersing the crowd on the Near West Side.

Police have not announced any charges Monday against the driver, 18, who was arrested.

“Unauthorized large gatherings can quickly become dangerous, and early this morning, after curfew hours, we saw that firsthand,” the mayor posted on X Sunday night.

Jeanine Pirro Threatens Parents After Wild Teens Create Disturbing Scene in D.C. Restaurant– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser May 26, 2026 0

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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro sent a strong warning on Monday to D.C. parents who allow their teens to run wild after violence erupted at a Chipotle restaurant on Saturday.

The wild brawl took place one day after Pirro, irked with teen takeovers across D.C., said she would begin prosecuting parents when teens disrupt restaurants and other venues.

“I am here to tell you it is going to stop,” Pirro said Monday, according to The Washington Post. “And parents, I’m talking about you now.”

“Parents, you are not a bystander in this crisis,” Pirro said. “If you know where your teen is, and what your teen is doing, and you allow them to continue their conduct and continue to allow them to flourish, then we’re going to prosecute you.”