Police shut down Love Park on rumors of flash-mob
On the warmest evening of 2011 Police closed Love Park Friday and arrested 10 to 15 teens for disorderly conduct, reports the Philadelphia Daily News.
Rumors spread that a possible flash mob was about to over run the park. Police shut down the area from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30p.m.
“We keep tabs on Internet chatter,” said Lt. D.F. Pace to the news.” We received credible information that flash-mob activity was going to form here,” added Pace.
For the full story read Phillip Lucas’s report in the Daily News.
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