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It all went down Friday night at the Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa, where rowdy kids swarmed the grounds in a mob that spilled onto the patio of a nearby art museum and across a busy boulevard.
The group caused “significant disruptions, fights, and other issues in the park and surrounding areas,” the Tampa police said, with cops responding to the scene to try to rein in the chaos.
Police bodycam footage captured the pandemonium, with scenes of wild kids running amuck and piling on each other in fist-throwing brawls, and the crowds darting through traffic as cars screeched to sudden standstills.
The kids bolted as officers arrived, with some being hauled away in handcuffs.
Twenty-two people were arrested before the crowd scattered.
They were each between 12 and 21 years old, with only four being older than 18, Fox News reported.
And their arrests ranged from resisting arrest without violence and public fighting – to possession of narcotics and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to police.
Two guns were seized from a car at the scene.
“This type of reckless and criminal behavior will not be tolerated in our city,” said Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw in a statement. “What began as a large gathering quickly escalated into disorder and activity that placed others at risk.”
“Parents need to know where their children are and who they are with,” he added. “Unfortunately, the poor decisions made by these 22 individuals last night could have lasting consequences that follow them well into adulthood.”
Friday’s incident was just the latest such “teen takeover” which to wreak havoc at public places like malls and parks in recent weeks.
More than a thousand kids filled an Orlando park in late April, prompting police to break up the scene as fights erupted — with some of the kids even trying to clobber the cops.
Similar scenes have been seen across the country, cropping up in the likes of Georgia, Chicago, New York City and Washington DC.
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