Teen Flash Mobs Spark Chaos in UK Cities

0:00On April 5th, teenage flash mobs are sparking chaos across UK cities, kicking off in Clubham last weekend, and now hitting Milton Keynes Birmingham, and Salahoe. Groups of Balaklava wearing youths and track suits, clashed with police outside a shopping center in Milton Keynes yesterday evening, with video showing. Standoffs, Chases, and Tackles as Sirens wailed. These linkups get planned in secret Snapchat group chats, like the Clapham ones on March 28th and 31st, hyped with digital flyers, calling for summer repeats. Kids boasted about outrunning cops and plotted escape tricks, eyeing spots like Crystal Palace Park, or Burgess Park next for their size, and exits. Shop owners on Clapham High Street locked doors as hundreds swarmed food spots, looting snacks and scaring customers during peak hours. One worker saw maybe a thousand teens running wild, fights breaking out, while businesses like chicken shops and barbers brace for more during school.

1:01Holidays, police made arrests, including six girls for assaults and shoplifting, issued dispersal orders, and got hurt too, four officers and one civilian, assaulted. They're reviewing CCTV and body cams for more busts, urging parents to track their kids and warning that viral trends lead to criminal records messing. Up futures, meanwhile, after calming one scene, a met officer even played basketball with local teens at Clapham Common, building trust amid the mess as cops. Tampa presents the shutdown and the fresh plans.