Four police officers were injured and six teens taken into custody for battering patrons and police during a fight Monday night at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.
Gurnee police said they called for assistance from other law enforcement agencies to break up the fight and help with crowd control about 7:15 p.m. at the theme park at Washington Street and Milwaukee Avenue.
Officers at the park initially were unable to stop the fight, prompting one Gurnee police officer, to use pepper spray into a"disruptive" crowd, police said late Tuesday morning. Six people were taken into custody, police reported: An 18-year-old from Zion; a 16-year-old from North Chicago; and, a 14-year-old, 15-year-old and two 17-year-olds from LaPorte, Indiana.
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