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Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/2014/06/17/k ... -fun-park/Knife-wielding family fights police at N.H. fun park
As backup officers arrive, the mother of the family fakes a seizure, according to police.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALEM, N.H. — Five members of a Vermont family assaulted police officers during a melee that erupted when security guards at a New Hampshire amusement park told them to leave their knives in the car, police said Tuesday.
The fracas started at about 1:30 p.m. Monday when the Perry family tried to enter Canobie Lake Park in Salem. Some of the family members had knives on their belts and were told they couldn’t bring them into the park, police said.
The family became belligerent and eventually two Salem officers responded to quell the disturbance. The family became more irate, yelling profanities at the officers in front of other visitors, police said.
After several verbal warnings, an officer told one man he was under arrest and tried to handcuff him, leading to the fight that included people jumping on the backs of the officers, punching, kicking and grabbing for their weapons, police said. Two officers were injured, including one who was treated at a hospital for a dislocated shoulder.
As backup officers arrived, the mother of the family faked a seizure, police said. She was examined by paramedics and released at the scene.