Crowds Of Disorderly Teens Disrupt Trumbull Carnival, 2 Charged: Police

TRUMBULL, CT — Two teens were charged Saturday night after a Trumbull carnival was disrupted by several fights and a crowd of hundreds of disorderly teens, according to police.

In a news release, police said the Trumbull Rotary Carnival held at Hillcrest Middle School on Daniels Farm Road was disrupted by several hundred teenagers, which prompted a large police response to restore order.

According to police, employees reported the large groups of teens were being disruptive toward patrons and threatening the carnival staff shortly before the event closed at 9 p.m.

Officers assigned for security at the event attempted to break up the large groups and calm the situation but were unsuccessful, police said.

Two teen girls who were actively fighting near other patrons were restrained by officers, however a large crowd gathered to intimidate the few officers who responded, police said.

According to police, the large group began taunting the officers and throwing objects at them.

Several other fights also broke out at the event, police said.

As the incident escalated beyond the officers' control, all other on-duty Trumbull officers were called to the area with additional assistance from several neighboring police departments, according to police.

Order was restored and most of the crowd was dispersed from the school grounds after about an hour, police said.

The two teen girls involved in the original fight, who police identified as a 14-year-old from Milford and a 15-year-old from Bridgeport, were both charged with breach of peace and later released to a guardian.

No guests or officers were injured during the incident, according to police.