{"id":266519,"date":"2026-05-11T12:36:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266519\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:36:16","slug":"22-arrested-aged-12-to-21-in-teen-takeover-at-florida-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/266519\/","title":{"rendered":"22 arrested aged 12 to 21 in &#8216;teen takeover&#8217; at Florida park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Friday night gathering at a Florida park escalated into chaos as police arrested 22 people, aged 12 to 21, in an operation aimed at curbing the troubling trend of teen takeovers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis type of reckless and criminal behavior will not be tolerated in our city,\u201d stated Chief Lee Bercaw. \u201cWhat began as a large gathering quickly escalated into dangerous activity that put others at risk. Parents need to be aware of their children&#8217;s whereabouts and associations. The poor decisions made by these 22 individuals last night could have lasting consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Police Department said that the incident unfolded on May 8 at Curtis Hixon Park when a large group of teens sparked disorder, leading to fights and considerable disruptions in the popular park. <\/p>\n<p>In response, the Police Department reported deploying patrol officers, bike units, and Air Service personnel to reestablish order and ensure the safety of the community.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/over-100-passengers-crew-sick-in-florida-bound-cruise-after-norovirus-outbreak-fort-lauderdale-cruise-norovirus-outbreak-cdc-monitoring-cruise-ship-illness-port-canaveral-florida-docking-gastrointestinal-virus-vomiting-and-diarrhea-contagious-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Over 100 passengers, crew sick in Florida bound cruise after norovirus outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Charges against the arrested teens include affray, possession of narcotics, resisting arrest without violence, and unlawful possession of a weapon. Officers recovered two firearms and a vehicle linked to the disturbance.<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Police Department said that those detained include:<\/p>\n<p>12-year-old: Affray13-year-old: Affray13-year-old: Affray, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drugs Without a Prescription13-year-old: Affray13-year-old: Affray13-year-old: Affray13-year-old: Possession of a Controlled Substance and Affray14-year-old: Affray14-year-old: Affray and Resisting an Officer With Violence (ROWV)15-year-old: Affray and ROWV15-year-old: Affray15-year-old: ROWV15-year-old: Affray16-year-old: Affray and Resisting an Officer With Violence (ROWV)16-year-old: Affray, ROWV, and Possession of a Controlled Substance16-year-old: Affray and ROWV17-year-old: ROWV17-year-old: Possession of a Controlled Substance and Obstructing a Highway18-year-old Rodrico Boyd: Possession of a Controlled Substance and Drug Paraphernalia20-year-old Don McAllister: Possession of Cannabis Under 20g, Possession of Cannabis Sativa Resin, and Possession of a Weapon During the Commission of a Felony20-year-old Michael Ashford: Fleeing to Elude and ROWV21-year-old Yarli Smith: Affray<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Friday night gathering at a Florida park escalated into chaos as police arrested&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-266519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}