Portland OR Sept 17 2021 A park ranger pickup was one of the two vehicles struck by gunfire Monday night in Southeast Portland. Two Portland Parks & Recreation rangers were traveling between parks on Southeast 72nd Avenue when the rear side panel of their city truck was hit by gunshots, according to Tim Collier, a Parks […]
Sandusky OH Sept 1, 2021 Among Cedar Point’s many thousands of employees are a certain number of Cedar Point police officers that staff its private department. The exact number is unclear, because the famously secretive park refuses to disclose it. It’s now also refusing to abide by the state of Ohio’s public records act, according […]
Kansas City, Missouri Aug 21 2021 Security officers conducting bag searches at the Oceans of Fun water park found suspected drugs in a bag being carried by a male patron. Upon closer inspection, security determined it to be suspected meth, suspicious pills and other drug paraphernalia. Park security notified law enforcement and officers responded to […]
NEW YORK NY Aug 15 2021 – A New York City woman was handcuffed and arrested over her unleashed dogs in a city park. Dora Marchand, 29, was detained while walking her two dogs, Comet and Sophie, in Riverside Park on the Upper West Side. Dogs are required to be leashed. The West Side Rag reports […]
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. Aug 3 2021 The Knox County American Medical Response has confirmed that Sarah Romine, the woman accused of shooting two women in the Smoky Mountain Waterpark parking lot, is an EMT. Romine is on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation. Her leave will remain in effect until the resolution of the investigation by […]
Waukegan WI July 15 2021 The Waukegan Park District has hired a private security firm to patrol Waukegan parks after an 18-year-old Gurnee man was shot and killed at Bowen Park in early June. The Waukegan Police Department has provided security for many years after the city’s parks close at night. Beginning last month, additional […]
Coney Island NY July 3 2021 A Brooklyn college student is in critical condition after hitting his head on the pavement at the Coney Island amusement park during an altercation Tuesday with a security guard, police said. New York City police arrested Rayon Lovett, 34, in the assault of the 21-year-old student, whose name was not […]
Arlington TX June 25 2021 The Arlington Police Department said a 16-year-old has died after he was shot outside Six Flags Hurricane Harbor on Wednesday. Officials said the incident occurred around 7 p.m., just after the park had closed. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that an off-duty police officer who was working security walked to the […]
GURNEE, Ill. June 15 2021 Six Flags Great America has settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $36 million over the use of fingerprint scanners at its Illinois theme park. Pass holders and others who visited the Gurnee park between October 2013 and Dec. 31, 2018 could get up to $200 each, the Chicago Tribune […]
WAUKESHA, Wis. May 24 2021– A fight drained the fun out of a Waukesha water park on Thursday night, May 20. The altercation between a teenager and a security guard at the Ingleside Hotel’s Springs Water Park ended in what the teen’s mom describes as a chokehold. Viewer video showed a chaotic scene outside the […]