At the beginning of the “Feet in the Street” celebration on Friday, a group of youths – skateboarders and others – showed up in Locust Street Park with apparent intent to disrupt. After one of them “accidentally on purpose” fell off his skateboard, his associates banged him on the head with their “boards” – cracking the motorcycle helmet he was wearing – and kicked him in the face shield, after which he turned over and began thrusting lewdly on the sidewalk. As his companions dispersed toward Locust Street, running past children drawing on the blacktop with chalk, said helmet wearer rolled and sprawled on the grass before running away.
Columbia Borough Police officers soon arrived and dispersed the youths, except for one who became defiant and allegedly threatened officers. After a brief struggle, he was handcuffed and removed, and the proceedings continued without further interruption.
Columbia Spy 
This is all the time, Thank You Columbia Police, we need more of you, Increase the force, Mayor Lutz, protect our young good kids, and town, Welcome to Scumbia, best place to visit, Ha!, Columbia people hate Columbia People, 50 years born and raised here this is what it is, Unless your in the Click.
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The police response to this “disorder” was absolutely in order. My kids sure weren't perfect, but never would they have acted in such a disrespectful manner toward adults let alone the cops. This is a gang of disruptive punks. They were intimidating the people attending the community function. This is not “scumbia”. We are proud of Columbia and I hope that the police will continue to do their duty when gangs are disruptive, disrespectful, and foul. Too bad the parents don't take care of it at home, instead they allow it to spill into the streets where it disturbs everyone else. It's a scary world when you think these gangs will be tomorrow's workforce. No wonder America is falling to third world status.
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I don't think you Have to worry about the gangs of columbia ever doing any work.
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The “gangs” are educated in the Columbia School District. They are fortunate to be have a sixth grade education level.
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boy you sure that nail in the head….the parents are NOT parenting. i say fine the kids AND the parents. make em go to parenting classes cause they're so ignorant. no the world owes you NOTHING.
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these “disruptive punks” are in the Locust Street Park every day after school until after dark and weekends and destroying Park benches. This gang is out of control – as one of the Punks said that evening,”we can do whatever we want!!
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I did not like what you said about the schools educating the gangsIt starts at home not in the schools the parents don't care they must teach there kids right from wrong.jH
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Not for long. There's something in the works right now to give police more enforcement power in the park.
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The school district has little or nothing to do with it. Educators' and administrators' hands are tied in relation to discipline.
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I agree. It's not the school district's fault. Parents aren't disciplining their children. They're letting them run free, unsupervised. I would bet most of the kids causing trouble come from dysfunctional homes.
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The parents aren't setting boundaries.
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Let's hope they get a wake-up call in that regard.
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We have our issues, same as any other town.
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The police did their job. Now, the parents need to do theirs.
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You are right
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parents are NOT parenting. period. it's too much like a J O B ! what a bunch of ignorant, dumb & lazy people. i agree. FINE THE IDIOT KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS. DO THAT A TIME OR TWO AND MAYBE THEY'LL LEARN THEIR LESSON.
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fines or citations plus impound their skateboards and bicycles and scooters that are not permitted in the Park. impound them until they pay the fine or citation.
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