November 21, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
Police: Text messages led to big brawl
By Associated Press
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Salem police say a dispute that began on a high-tech note with insults sent via text message wound up in a brawl with 15 to 20 people wielding old-fashioned sticks and bats.
Lieutenant Steve Birr says the fight doesn't appear to be gang-related. He says it happened early Tuesday after about three hours of threats and insults flying between cell phones. Then, he says, the disputants decided to meet at a street corner to settle things. Police say they quickly broke up the fight. Officers say five people appeared to be "primary aggressors" and have been arrested on riot charges. (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) |
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