An alcohol-fueled celebration involving greater than 100 youths led to a chaotic rampage in Mill Valley that injured a sheriff’s deputy, police stated.
The celebration occurred Saturday evening on Ashford Avenue, the Mill Valley Police Division stated. Police acquired a report of 100 to 200 youths yelling, ingesting alcohol and throwing bottles within the space.
Police discovered youths alongside Ashford Avenue and within the CVS parking zone close to East Blithedale Avenue. Officers tried to disperse the gang and commenced citing minors who had alcohol.
“Throughout this time, the gang was transferring out and in of CVS and throwing cans and bottles at officers within the space,” the division stated in an announcement. “As officers tried to soundly disperse the gang, juveniles started leaping on a police automotive, throwing further objects and surrounding police automobiles.”
A sheriff’s deputy suffered minor accidents after being hit within the head by a can of alcohol.
A CVS supervisor stated the shop closed, and police suggested different companies within the space to lock up.
Police cited one youth beneath the “social host” ordinance for organizing the celebration and launched the youth to folks. One other youth was cited for harmful driving maneuvers in Bayfront Park.
Sarah Kass and Gary Klehr, who reside on Ashford Avenue close to CVS, stated they heard bottles smashing and percussive sounds that appeared like gunshots however may need been fireworks.
Kass stated the neighborhood is often quiet and the upheaval was unsettling.
“It was bizarre — at first it gave the impression of a parade,” she stated. “There was a bizarre feeling of negativity, of violence, within the air that was actually unnerving.”
Klehr stated it was the primary time they felt an intuition to duck down in case of stray gunfire.
“We obtained nervous as a result of there was an out-of-control facet to it,” he stated. “In all these years, it was the primary time we had felt threatened on this approach.”
The Mill Valley Police Division is reviewing footage and license plate numbers for extra potential citations. Residents or companies with footage or data for investigators can name the division’s nameless tip line at 415-721-4547 or electronic mail PD-info@cityofmillvalley.org.