*A group of teenagers caused chaos at a California shopping mall when they raced dirt bikes through the food court.
The incident, which took place at the Town Center Mall in Valencia, Santa Clarita, on Saturday, involved two riders and one passenger, The Independent reports. The suspects, all believed to be minors, sped through the mall without helmets and evading mall security.
Cellphone footage reportedly shows the riders hurtling through a food court, where children were eating in a booth.
The suspects were able to evade mall security, according to restaurant manager Chris Hernandez.
“It was loud. I saw the motorcycles come up through the mall,” Hernandez told local news station KTLA. “To me, it’s a big no-no because there’s little kids all over the place and somebody’s going to end up getting hurt.”
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Sergeant Guillermo Martinez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office stated that authorities will adopt a “zero-tolerance approach” toward the reckless riders.”
“If we see it, we will either cite, confiscate, arrest or impound depending on what the circumstances are, but we are ramping up enforcement,” Martinez said.
According to The Independent, no arrests have been made but authorities are considering felony charges.
One of the riders, a 14-year-old boy, tragically died in a crash two miles from the mall after the food court incident.
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