{"id":97744,"date":"2025-07-27T21:53:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T21:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/97744\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T21:53:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T21:53:14","slug":"jso-says-saturday-night-gathering-of-600-to-700-young-people-near-friendship-fountain-was-part-of-planned-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/97744\/","title":{"rendered":"JSO says Saturday night gathering of 600 to 700 young people near Friendship Fountain was part of \u2018planned takeover\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. <\/strong> \u2013 The Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office said a Saturday night gathering near Friendship Fountain <\/a>stemmed from \u201cseveral planned takeover events\u201d circulating on social media and included about 600 to 700 young people.<\/p>\n

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According to JSO, its officers safely broke up the gathering after witnessing some of the event\u2019s attendees engaging in drug use, fighting, and pepper-spraying each other, and made one arrest.<\/p>\n

This video posted to social media by Notijax shows a different angle of the dispersion. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage all parents and guardians to speak with their children about safe and responsible activities. These takeover-style gatherings are not only illegal, but they can also be extremely dangerous,\u201d said JSO. <\/p>\n

The agency added that the event\u2019s organizers tried to use multiple locations to hide where it would actually be taking place, and gave warnings to the event\u2019s organizer and their parents, saying they should not host the unpermitted event. <\/p>\n

To prevent relocation, officers briefly blocked nearby roads, which included access to the Main Street Bridge, and credited sirens with being effective in managing the situation. <\/p>\n

Police also reminded parents that children under the age of 18 may not be out in public after 11:00 p.m. on weeknights or after midnight on weekends unless accompanied by an adult or participating in a permitted activity such as work.<\/p>\n

\u201cJSO will continue to monitor similar situations, enforce local curfews, and uphold park regulations to ensure public safety,\u201d the agency\u2019s social media post read. <\/p>\n

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