CINCY BANKS BRAWL

FOLLOWING THE REDS OPENING DAY LOSS, POLICE OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO THE BANKS AREA OF CINCINNATI TO BREAK UP BRAWLS IN TWO LOCATIONS. 
JUVENILES WERE INVOLVED IN BRAWLS AT BOTH THE BANKS AND WASHINGTON PARK IN CINCINNATI LAST NIGHT. OFFICERS WERE SEEN USING WRIST TIES TO DETAIN MEMBERS OF THE CROWD AS THEY CLEARED FREEDOM WAY AROUND 8:30PM. DISORDER AND VIOLENCE AT THE BANKS RESULTED IN SEVERAL INVIDIDUALS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND IN NEARBY WASHINGTON PARK, FIGHTS SPARKED BY JUVENILES RESULTED IN MULTIPLE DETENTIONS. REPORTS SUGGEST THE INDIVIDUALS USED PEPPER SPRAY AND TASERS ON EACH OTHER DURING THE FIGHT. OFF-DUTY SWAT AND CIVIL DISTURBANCE RESPONSE TEAM MEMBERS WERE RECALLED TO HANDLE WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DESCRIBED AS ABSOLUTE CHAOS.