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Approximately three hundred to 400 adolescents accumulated in the center, most commonly outside, in violation of coronavirus restrictions. The workers hiding in the basement, said a general manager.
By Bryan Pietsch
Hundreds of teenagers invaded a mini golf center in Memphis this weekend, leaving damaged pots, the dealership in ruins and workers wondering how a putt-putt park can become a booing involving police, a stampede and a viral video of chaos.
The crowd downtown, the Golf and Games Family Park, grew over the course of Saturday, until the crowd of other people became “pretty unbearable,” said Aaron Bos, general manager.
At one point, 300 to 400 teenagers had accumulated in the minigolf park, according to Lt. Karen Rudolph, spokeswoman for the Memphis Police Department. He noted that the crowd violated the city’s restrictions opposing coronaviruses.
It was not without delay to learn why so many teenagers came to the park, and it is possible that the teenagers who were provided will not be identified without delay. Bos said he heard he was coordinating on social media.
The stage deteriorated temporarily after Bos saw the teens “jumping on the tracks and getting on the car” at the go-kart attraction, he said.
Then the fight broke out, he said. He to close the park, which only made the stage worse. Frustrated teens demanded refunds, Bos said, despite offering that all purchased credits could be used at a later date.
About 50 teenagers “passed to the warden and invaded the concession domain,” Bos said, noting that he had not noticed any of them dressed in masks. The interior domain of the park is limited to 50 percent of its capacity, or about one hundred people; crowding basically outdoors before an organization moved inland, he said.
Mr. Bos called the police to help him handle the situation. One Monday, Lieutenant Rudolph said he started a stampede at the park because someone had thrown fireworks at the crowd. A 13-year-old woman pulled flowers from the jars during the stampede and threw them in the car, and won a juvenile subpoena for driving disorderly, she said.
The workers barricaded the property in a basement and a manager “armed himself with a golf club,” Bos said.
As for the guests, Bos said they “got out of Dodge pretty quickly.”
On Monday, the park brought new regulations to a Facebook post. “In the future, all minors must be accompanied by their parents or guardians while playing golf and playing,” he says. “Anyone who is left unattended will be asked to leave.”
Bos said he would convene an assembly Tuesday to review the new policies. He wondered if one of his members, mostly teenagers, would stop smoking or be asked by his parents. “We’ll see who we have tomorrow,” he said.
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