What was billed as a teen “link-up” in White Marsh turned into exactly the kind of weekend chaos Baltimore County police say they have been trying to prevent, and now they are putting parents on notice.
Police say large groups of juveniles converged on the White Marsh Mall area around 5 p.m. Saturday and quickly started causing disturbances, with fights breaking out and the scene escalating enough that officers used OC spray to break up the crowds. Several teens were taken into custody, two people were treated by ambulances, and a robbery tied to the incident is still under investigation, according to WMAR-2 News.
Afterward, the Baltimore County Police Department took to social media with a pointed message for parents and guardians: know where your kids are, know how they are getting home, and think twice about unsupervised meet-ups that can turn unsafe in a hurry. The department urged adults to “monitor their children’s whereabouts” and to “have a plan to get home safely,” a warning shared by WBAL NewsRadio.
Where Malls Stand on Teen Supervision
White Marsh Mall already has rules on the books aimed squarely at situations like this. Its Parental Guidance Required policy calls for visitors 17 and under to be accompanied by a supervising adult who is at least 21 years old on Fridays and Saturdays after 5 p.m., according to White Marsh Mall…