BLYTHEWOOD – When an estimated 100-200 teens flooded downtown Blythewood Saturday, Nov. 17, Facebook lit up and law enforcement was called by the businesses, but a PIO (public information officer) with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department told The Voice on Wednesday that the department did not issue an incident report.
Posts began showing up on Facebook late Saturday night.
Darren Craig posted: “What’s going on in Blythewood? Stopped by the BP and the cops pulled up and made everybody leave, asking if we were with some kids. I just came in for a drink and snacks. The cops are at the Waffle House now.”
“Just saw the same thing …8 cop cars out there,” Hailey Gardner posted.
The event was caught on “On Patrol: Live.”
“We did receive a call for service about the large gathering, and we did detain one juvenile,” the spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department said, “but a report was not needed. Once the group was dispersed and a conversation was had with the juvenile, he was released to an adult.
“No charges were filed and there was no damage reported to property,” the PIO said.