Deputy, Officer Suffer Broken Hip, Severe Concussion in Juvenile Brawl at NC Cheerwine Festival

Deputy, officer suffer broken hip, severe concussion in juvenile brawl at NC Cheerwine Festival

SALISBURY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two law enforcement officers are recovering after breaking up a fight at the Salisbury Cheerwine Festival Saturday afternoon. Salisbury Police and Rowan County deputies worked alongside each other, providing security at the Cheerwine Festival. Rowan County deputies say towards the end of the festival, a mob of "uncontrolled and unsupervised minors" broke out in a fight, displaying "riotous and criminal behavio…

'Riotous and criminal behavior': Officers hurt during a fight involving juveniles at the Salisbury Cheerwine Festival

SALISBURY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Two law enforcement officers are recovering after breaking up a fight at the Salisbury Cheerwine Festival Saturday afternoon. Salisbury Police and Rowan County deputies worked alongside each other, providing security at the Cheerwine Festival. Rowan County deputies say towards the end of the festival, a mob of "uncontrolled and unsupervised minors" broke out in a fight, displaying "riotous and criminal behavio…

Police injured breaking up fight, juveniles not charged - Salisbury Post

SALISBURY — During Saturday’s Cheerwine Festival, at some point dispatchers received a report of a fight in progress that resulted in injuries to two officers. Officers from Salisbury Police and Rowan County Sheriff’s Office got to the scene “within seconds and observed five to 10 juveniles engaged in an active fight,” according to a press release. Officers were able to stop the fight, but not before one Salisbury officer and one Rowan County de…