Overview
- Tampa police, which moved in Friday at Curtis Hixon Park, arrested 22 people ages 12 to 21 after fights and disruptions.
- Most were minors and face counts including affray, which is a public fighting offense, plus drug charges, resisting, and unlawful weapon possession.
- Patrol and bike units joined the department’s Air Service, and body-worn and aerial video show officers breaking up brawls and making arrests.
- Officers recovered two firearms and a vehicle linked to the disturbance.
- After a late-April “takeover” at Orlando’s ICON Park prompted a chaperone rule, officials now warn of tougher policing and venue limits heading into summer.