A large fight involving bats and knife at Lake Nanuet led to four youths from Pearl River and Nanuet being injured and six youths from New City and Congers being arrested, according to Clarkstown police.
The incident Saturday night at the park in Nanuet involved around 30 male high school and college students. Those arrested and injured were either 17 or 18 years old. Students from Clarkstown North and Nanuet high school were involved.
Charges against the six arrested include Attempted Gang Assault, Assault and Criminal Possession of a Weapon. Police recovered baseball bats and knives at the scene. Four youths with from cuts, bruises and possible concussions were taken to Nyack Hospital where they were treated and released.
Police report when they arrived at Lake Nanuet at 10:05 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12 they found the four injured male youths - one 18 year old and two 17-year-olds from Pearl River and one 17 year old from Nanuet. Police are not releasing names of the victims for safety reasons.
The Detective Bureau determined the fight involved a group of about 15 students from one of the high schools arbitrarily attacking five or six students from the other high school. They report several assailants, some allegedly using baseball bats as weapons, overpowered each of the victims.
The six arrested teens had various charges lodged against them.
One 17 year old from Congers and one 17 year old and one 18 year old both from New City were charged with Attempted Gang Assault 1st degree, a felony, Assault 2nd degree, a felony, and Assault 3rd degree, a misdemeanor. One 17 year old and one 18 year old both from Congers were charged with Assault 2nd degree and Assault 3rd degree. A 17 year old from New City was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th degree, a misdemeanor.
The six are eligible for youthful offender status and were arraignedand released to their parents pending a court date of January 30th in Clarkstown Justice Court. Police report they expect to make additional arrests.
I understand you are emotional and you have every right in the world to be upset. If my kid was beaten with a bat I would be too. I am upset this happened in our little town which I always thought was a safe place. Apparently not? The kids using weapons should go to jail. period.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/nyregion/03clarkstown.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
You sir, are sadly misinformed. The truth will come out. Money or no money. And the News 12 segment had an interview with the lead detective! Are you saying he got it wrong?
I hope this post gets published.
And Cookie, I have first hand knowledge of the incident as well, plus there were at least 10 females there that were witnesses. Yes, "the lake" is where those kids hang out. If they are drinking or smoking or just simply hanging out after dark where they shouldn't be, issue them a summons -- but they surely don't deserve to be bashed in the head with bats! The Nanuet boys WERE NOT expecting this.....and the accused WILL NOT walk away. And now that the names of the arrested have been released....why aren't any of them Nanuet/Pearl River kids if it was a "planned" fight?
Yes there was a rumor that earlier in the afternoon that the younger kids from Nanuet and Clarkstown may fight, but that didn't happen. One of the Clarkstown boys said his brother was beat up this was untrue as the police said the brother was fine and off skiing/snowboarding for the day. The girls were smart, called the police and wrote down the plates of the cars at the Lake. Wonder where the Clarkstown boys hang out on the weekend. Their equivalent of the Nanuet Lake I imagine.
Cookie you said The victims of this were innocently hanging out at lake nanuet partaking in underage drinking and possibly smoking pot cause there is no where else to go. Mrs. Magoo says the police monitor activities at Lake. So are,you saying they turn a blind eye to your kids illegal activities? So far kids could have been arrested for underage drinking, possession of pot, and trespassing. But now they are teens in the wrong place at wrong time because this weekend they were attacked? Who drives home after drinking?" You call that defending the Clarkstown parents? Then you blamed the Nanuet parents. I understand you must have a very close relationship with these famliies but you are not helping them by attacking others.