Multiple fights break out at Teaneck High School after basketball game
Police broke up several small fights among a "large and disruptive crowd" at Teaneck High School following a varsity boys basketball game on Thursday against Hackensack High School, according to the Teaneck Police Department.
At the conclusion of Teaneck's 54-52 win in the opening-night rivalry game, around 9:05 p.m., officers at the event observed several small fights. They also received word that a boy had a handgun in the parking lot near the school located on Cranford Avenue.
The people involved in the fights were from surrounding towns and no Teaneck students were involved, according to Teaneck Superintendent of Schools Andre D. Spencer.
Aaron Taylor, Hackensack’s veteran coach and a former standout player, said the Comets were asked to remain in the building, then board the team bus from a side entrance.
“They didn’t want us to leave out the front,” Taylor said. “We were leaving out the back, so they had to get the bus to the locker room side.”
The Teaneck basketball coach did not respond to requests for comment.
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Officers from 10 additional towns responded and assisted with dispersing the crowd and searching for the person with a gun.
Neither the person nor the gun was found during the search and no additional information has been reported.
There were no reported injuries and no arrests have been made.
An investigation into the cause of the fights and the involved individuals is being conducted.
The Teaneck Police Department is asking that anyone with information contact the department at 201-837-2600. Tips can also be submitted anonymously at 844-466-6789 or at www.bergencrimestoppers.org.
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This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Teaneck High School NJ fights after Hackensack basketball game
