“Last weekend, we had several issues with groups of individuals engaging in fights and other criminal activity along Colerain Avenue. The vast majority of these individuals were kids dropped-off at the movie theatre. Some watched movies, many did not. It was apparently the expectation of the parents that our community would provide free babysitting services while they were out enjoying their evening. One of our police officers was injured during this incident and we had mutual aid from four surrounding jurisdictions. Several arrests were made. This will not be permitted to continue. The Police Department has a detailed plan on addressing this and part of that plan is the issuance of his letter to the parents and kids visiting the theatre. Again, this is one part of a larger plan and we will proactively work to ensure our community does not have to deal with this in the future. We have received great support from both Northgate Mall and the Xscape Theatre,” police said in a statement.