Columbus Police looks to identify 19 more persons of interest in “Chitt Fest” riot
Columbus Police are looking for 19 more persons of interest in connection to the April 18 “Chitt Fest."
Columbus Police are looking for 19 more persons of interest in connection to the April 18 “Chitt Fest."
One person was robbed in the on-campus area Thursday night, prompting a Neighborhood Safety Notice by the Columbus Police.
Two similar robberies of Ohio State students in the off-campus area at about noon Friday prompted a neighborhood safety notice Friday afternoon.
A look into The Lantern archives reveals that parties-turned-riots have been part of Buckeye history for decades. It also shows that historically, Columbus Police have had a different approach to when and how officers respond to riots — from arrests to pepper spray and rubber bullets.
Columbus Police is looking for 18 persons of interest in connection to the April 18 riot at Chitt Fest on Chittenden Avenue near campus.
About 1,000 Ohio State students gathered on Chittenden Avenue between High and Summit streets Saturday night, following Ohio State football’s spring game. The gathering resulted in a riot with multiple flipped cars and property damage. Columbus Police circled the area with a helicopter — yet police made zero arrests on the scene.
This year’s annual “Chitt Fest” drew more than a thousand students to the two blocks of Chittenden Avenue between High and Summit streets Saturday, resulting in a riot with numerous instances of vandalism and endangering behavior, including cars being flipped and heavily damaged.
Despite university, state, local and federal COVID-19 guidelines, about a thousand Ohio State students flocked to Chittenden Avenue Saturday for an evening that resulted in several flipped cars and Columbus Police helicopters being called in — but police made no arrests.
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