What was meant to be a fun day for hundreds of Milwaukee youths during their spring break escalated into a teen brawl and 13 arrests by Glendale police at Bayshore Mall on March 29.
Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said what happened is known as a “teen takeover” where young people organize large gatherings in public spaces through social media. The takeovers often lead to disruption, violence and other poor behavior, he said.
“We cannot normalize this,” Kennedy said. “We cannot shrug it off as a trend.”…