Post by WaTcHeR on Nov 22, 2006 9:26:58 GMT -5
11.26.2006 - Monroe — Police Sgt. Robert Compasso rounded the bend on Half Hollow Turn and came upon what looked to be about 100 kids hanging out in the street, some of them fighting, according to the account he would later give.
He waded into the crowd to break up the fight but soon got caught in it. He was punched in the face, then punched and kicked some more. Someone grabbed him in a headlock. As his nose bled, the crowd chanted, "More blood, more blood," he later reported.
"This is how we roll in Spring Valley," one teen reportedly boasted.
Two teenage boys were arrested Sunday morning in what police describe as an unusually violent encounter with a large group of teenagers after a party in a quiet, suburban neighborhood of split-level homes.
Nobody was seriously injured in the melee, although two other cops say they were punched and kicked, and one teen — the boy who allegedly punched Compasso — was taken to the hospital.
The saga began about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, when Compasso drove to the house to investigate a complaint of a loud party.
The 17-year-old boy who held the party said yesterday that he'd had about 50 to 60 kids in his parents' two-car garage and that a deejay friend had played music. He said he'd ended the party and was shooing people outside when police arrived.
The party host declined to give his name but said he was a Monroe-Woodbury High School senior. His family recently moved to Monroe from Spring Valley. About 10 Spring Valley friends came to the party on Saturday, but most of the partygoers were Monroe-Woodbury students, the boy said.
After being assaulted, Compasso held the crowd at bay with his drawn Taser gun and radioed for backup, according to police. Other Monroe cops arrived within minutes, followed by about 20 officers from neighboring departments. It took about 30 minutes to disperse the crowd.
Police wound up using a Taser to stun the boy who gave the party. They say he interfered with them when they tried to enter the house to speak with his parents, who were home during the party.
The boy didn't dispute their account when interviewed at his house yesterday afternoon. His parents were at work and didn't respond to a request for comment.
The boy accused of punching Compasso was charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and resisting arrest, which is a misdemeanor. Police say he got hurt while being arrested but had no information about his injuries.
The party host was charged with two misdemeanors — obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest — and ticketed for two lesser offenses.
Both boys were released to their parents. Police didn't identify them because of their ages.
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He waded into the crowd to break up the fight but soon got caught in it. He was punched in the face, then punched and kicked some more. Someone grabbed him in a headlock. As his nose bled, the crowd chanted, "More blood, more blood," he later reported.
"This is how we roll in Spring Valley," one teen reportedly boasted.
Two teenage boys were arrested Sunday morning in what police describe as an unusually violent encounter with a large group of teenagers after a party in a quiet, suburban neighborhood of split-level homes.
Nobody was seriously injured in the melee, although two other cops say they were punched and kicked, and one teen — the boy who allegedly punched Compasso — was taken to the hospital.
The saga began about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, when Compasso drove to the house to investigate a complaint of a loud party.
The 17-year-old boy who held the party said yesterday that he'd had about 50 to 60 kids in his parents' two-car garage and that a deejay friend had played music. He said he'd ended the party and was shooing people outside when police arrived.
The party host declined to give his name but said he was a Monroe-Woodbury High School senior. His family recently moved to Monroe from Spring Valley. About 10 Spring Valley friends came to the party on Saturday, but most of the partygoers were Monroe-Woodbury students, the boy said.
After being assaulted, Compasso held the crowd at bay with his drawn Taser gun and radioed for backup, according to police. Other Monroe cops arrived within minutes, followed by about 20 officers from neighboring departments. It took about 30 minutes to disperse the crowd.
Police wound up using a Taser to stun the boy who gave the party. They say he interfered with them when they tried to enter the house to speak with his parents, who were home during the party.
The boy didn't dispute their account when interviewed at his house yesterday afternoon. His parents were at work and didn't respond to a request for comment.
The boy accused of punching Compasso was charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and resisting arrest, which is a misdemeanor. Police say he got hurt while being arrested but had no information about his injuries.
The party host was charged with two misdemeanors — obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest — and ticketed for two lesser offenses.
Both boys were released to their parents. Police didn't identify them because of their ages.
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