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May 10, 2012
3 arrests made in connection with beatings, robberies following Prudential Center concert
The Star-Ledger
by James Queally
If the drunks leaving the arena after their 2 a.m. alcohol cut-off don't cause problems, the "gangs of thugs" assaulting them just might.
City Police have captured three of the teenagers involved in a rash of beatings and robberies outside the Prudential Center after a sold-out rock concert on Saturday, authorities said.
Two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old, whose identities were withheld because of their age, were arrested Wednesday and charged with rioting, aggravated assault, conspiracy and robbery in connection with a series of brutal attacks that left one victim with a shattered eye socket and another unconscious, according to police spokesman Sgt. Ronald Glover.
...The trio was part of a larger group of teens involved in the brutal assault and robbery of five people as they left a sold-out Red Hot Chili Peppers Concert in Newark Saturday night, police officials have said. One victim was left with a shattered eye socket, and another was beaten unconscious in front of his 14-year-old son, according to police reports. Two Livingston teens were also hurt, and one suffered at least four fractures to his face, according to one of the victim's fathers.
Posted by eric at May 10, 2012 12:49 PM