Over 60 Juveniles Involved in Kennedy Plaza Fight: Student Arrested With Knife, 12 Officers Respond

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Wednesday, October 02, 2024

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Providence Police broke up a fight involving more than 60 juveniles in Kennedy Plaza on Tuesday.

An altercation between students saw one female treated by rescue after she had an ear piercing ripped out.

Officers made multiple arrests, including one student in possession of a knife.

A dozen Providence Police officers were involved with breaking up the fight and making arrests.

Just recently, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley and Police Chief Oscar Perez touted the city's annual drug bust at Kennedy Plaza.

Fight Leads to Arrests

Police on detail at Kennedy Plaza said that shortly before 3:30 PM on Tuesday, they saw a fight break out among students.

According to police, two juvenile females got into a fight and over 60 students gathered, and the crowd became unruly.

One of the females was bloodied when an ear piercing was ripped out, said police.

The victim was treated by Providence Rescue; officers took one juvenile female into custody.

Police also arrested a 14-year-old boy who they say was wearing a face mask and brandishing a knife with a 3-inch blade.

Both juveniles were turned over to Youth Services and were charged with disorderly conduct.

Latest Police Response to Juveniles

In September 2023, police were called in to respond to a large-scale fight amont students at the same location.

GoLocal secured footage of that incident.