A melee on Holland Avenue on Friday evening involved multiple underage youths and a BB gun, and when police arrived, two adults got involved, and then, there was a kitchen fire.
The result: Two adults and one juvenile arrested, at least one person taken to a hospital, and a ruined dinner.
The adults charged were Jaequele M. Tomlin, 22, of East Main Street, Batavia, and Lionel J. Anderson Sr., 45, of Oak Street, Batavia.
Tomlin is charged with disorderly conduct, attempted assault, 2nd, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.
Anderson was charged with disorderly conduct.
Batavia PD, along with troopers and deputies, responded to a report of multiple individuals involved in a fight with at least one weapon involved at 4:37 p.m.
Once police arrived, another fight broke out.
That fight allegedly involved the adults, and Tomlin allegedly then fought with officers on scene.
A 16-year-old is also charged with criminally using drug paraphernalia.
A witness said the fight started on Holland Avenue, with several youths taking off their shirts and engaging each other in a physical fight.
One youth reportedly shot another youth with a BB gun.
The person shot was a juvenile and his name has not been released.
Police said there was one injury as a result of the shots, but did not specify who was shot. The victim was treated and released at UMMC.
As police were attempting to sort out the incident, a kitchen fire broke out at 23 Holland Ave. and a woman came out of the house complaining that with all the commotion, she wasn't able to pay attention to cooking dinner.
City fire was already on scene to assist with medical issues and firefighters quickly dealt with the fire and kept it from spreading.
The fire seems to have started with a pot on the stove and spread to the wall behind a microwave.
Tomlin was ordered held without bail.
Police say the investigation is ongoing and they don't anticipate releasing more information until the coming week.
As I'm not a member on
As I'm not a member on Facebook, I would be appreciative of having any videos of this incident posted on either YouTube and/or http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/search.php?s=fight
Being a strong believer in James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling's "Broken Windows" theory, it's always good to know which areas to avoid.
Ed - Even Kelling is
Ed - Even Kelling is suggesting a move away from Broken Windows...
http://www.npr.org/2016/11/01/500104506/broken-windows-policing-and-the…
He appears to still support the theory, but feels the practice - including a warning he and Wilson presented about possible abuses (see "Stop and Frisk") - may have worn itself out:
"In fact, Kelling says, it might be time to move away from the idea.
"It's to the point now where I wonder if we should back away from the metaphor of broken windows. We didn't know how powerful it was going to be. It simplified, it was easy to communicate, a lot of people got it as a result of the metaphor. It was attractive for a long time. But as you know, metaphors can wear out and become stale.""
How about this: it’s
How about this: it’s profiling.
Here’s my theory:
If you come across “…multiple individuals involved in a fight with at least one weapon involved…” and/or out of shape men removing their shirts, go the other way.
I've always wondered how a
I've always wondered how a cop would go about profiling in an all black, or all hispanic/latino neighborhood.hmmm.