According to the police, there is a lot of talk among young people about getting together and fighting on the weekend.
Teenagers are planning a mass fight for the weekend in Loimaa in Varsinais-Suomi, the police believe.
Crime Commissioner Valtteri Kemppi says that it is preliminary information that the police have received from both young people and their parents.
“There is a lot of talk among young people in the Loimaa area about getting together on the weekend. The purpose is to fight and measure other youth groups,” says Kemppi.
“However, to some extent it is about normal movement. Young people tend to gather. But, of course, the police take it seriously if there is an attempt to organize mass fights where someone might be subjected to violence. We try to prevent it by going to the place.”
It is assumed that several dozen young people will gather there.
“Considering the size of the locality and other conditions, it is exceptional and represents a significant part of the age group.”
The police have no information on whether the young people intend to bring something longer than an arm into the fight.
Assemblage is, according to the police, a continuation of the same type of gathering last weekend. At that time dozens of young people gathered in Loimaa in the direction of Hirvikoski. The age range was from teenagers to those who had just turned 18.
The police went to investigate the situation and intervened in the incident. It was about “some kind of confrontation involving disruptive behavior”. There were locals and out-of-towners.
Kemppi does not have more detailed information about whether something serious happened in the incident.
“At least the police have not been notified.”
Police monitor the situation closely over the weekend. The police informed about the planned gathering on Friday also for its prevention.
“Primarily, the purpose is to inform the parents of local youth that something like this is being planned. In this way, parents know how to look after young people and consider whether it is worth letting their own young person attend.”
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