Brawls involving ‘unruly’ teen girls at NJ carnival leads to 5 arrests and organizers canceling the 4-day event
A New Jersey carnival was canceled after massive brawls involving teenage girls led to five arrests. Local police were overwhelmed by the chaos and had to call in assistance from nearby agencies. The safety of the community was cited as the primary reason for the cancellation of the remaining festival days.
- ▪Five arrests were made during the brawls at the carnival.
- ▪The fights involved several teenage girls, including two 14-year-olds, a 15-year-old, and a 16-year-old.
- ▪One police officer was injured while attempting to break up the fights.
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Metro Brawls involving ‘unruly’ teen girls at NJ carnival leads to 5 arrests and organizers canceling the 4-day event By David Propper Published May 29, 2026, 6:28 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Massive brawls involving teenage girls at the kick off a New Jersey carnival caused so much chaos, including five arrests, that it “overwhelmed” local police and led organizers to cancel the remainder of the four-day festival. Several fights broke out Wednesday night during the opening day of the Robelinig Carnival when the festivities became overrun with troublemakers, according to Florence town police.
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