At approximately 6:45 PM on Saturday, April 28, 2007 three cars of Hispanic youths (4 in each car) drove up and went into Springfield Forest Park.
One individual had a bat and another had a ball. These two individuals started to play ball while the remaining 10 youths (late teens, early 20s) went north of the playground equipment on the path where a fight broke out.
The person who witnessed this take place immediately called 911 and provided descriptions of the cars and suspects. The cars were in a maroon Nissan Maxima - Virginia Tags, a Tan/Gold Honda - Virginia Tags, and Black BMW - Virginia Tags.
Unfortunately no police responded to the 911 call. After talking to an officer about the incident I was informed that it was most likely a gang initiation, he was very surprised to hear officers did not respond.
Most likely because the call was reported as a fight it may not have been taken as seriously as gang activity. Usually the dispatcher will be able to make the connection but, as was the case on Saturday, not always.
This post is two fold – not only to alert neighbors of the potential gang activity taking place in our development – but to also let you know when calling 911 if there is the slightest possibility it is gang related, report as such. Do not make false reports if you know it is not the case, but when in doubt and it is a possibility, you should suggest it could be gang related.
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