Authorities arrested seven juveniles after a fight in the carnival midway area of the Alameda County Fair early Fourth of July evening, according to a sheriff's office spokesman.
Sgt. Ray Kelly said the fight was quickly resolved after it broke out. The cause remains under investigation, and additional information about the arrestees was not released.
All in all, Independence Day at the fair -- a big draw because of the annual fireworks spectacular that night -- was "a success" with more than 40,000 people in attendance Tuesday, Kelly added.
"We always expect some small groups to cause problems. It was a good day despite some small incidents," he said.
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Downtown
on Jul 5, 2017 at 1:33 pm
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on Jul 5, 2017 at 1:33 pm
Not a big surprise when you have a group of 2 or more hoodlums running around togethe, the bigger the pack the braver they get!
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California Reflections
on Jul 6, 2017 at 11:11 am
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on Jul 6, 2017 at 11:11 am
Flightops, I don't understand how calling people "hoodlums" who you don't even know nor have never met contributes to the conversation. Your snap judgement of fellow human beings must be rooted in a superiority complex that you are better than they are for one reason or another. It makes me sad that you, and so many others, feel comfortable throwing out insults from behind a computer without foundation or respect for other human beings.
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Pleasanton Heights
on Jul 6, 2017 at 11:18 am
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on Jul 6, 2017 at 11:18 am
Thanks, saraclaw. Flightops' comments actually motivated me to sign up here but you beat me to the punch in your reply.
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Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 6, 2017 at 11:22 am
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on Jul 6, 2017 at 11:22 am
I'm curious now, which correct-term-of-the-week does the enlightened intelligentsia prefer the plebs to use when characterizing idiots who get into a violent brawl at a family oriented community event?
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Downtown
on Jul 6, 2017 at 4:05 pm
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on Jul 6, 2017 at 4:05 pm
Sorry about that, I guess I could have said " fine young gentlemen " but then again after reading a little more about what happened I think I was right the first time! Hopefully after being released to their parents a little "straightening out" was implemented!
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Birdland
on Jul 7, 2017 at 9:38 am
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on Jul 7, 2017 at 9:38 am
I find reading the comments more interesting than the article itself. I am not really in shock that a State or County Fair experiences fights and brawls. But to attack 'Flightops' for using a very old description such as 'hoodlums' is very disconcerting. The word 'hoodlums' is extremely mild and probably very PC. Those of you who responded to Flightops' regarding his choice of a word, never felt it necessary to address the behavior of the........hoodlums. Oh boy, oops there goes another rubber tree plant.