COBB COUNTY, GA — A metro Atlanta mall has announced a curfew ahead of the weekend following an incident at The Battery Atlanta last weekend.
According to the Cobb County Police Department, multiple people were arrested and charged in what officers described as a "takeover" at The Battery.
Authorities said online posts also suggested similar gatherings were being planned near Cumberland Mall and Six Flags Over Georgia.
Cumberland Mall officials said “on Saturday, February 28, visitors 17 years of age and younger are required to be accompanied at all times by a parents (or supervising adult) age 21 or older after 3:00 PM.”
Cumberland Mall outlined the following Code of Conduct for visitors:
While visiting this mall, the following general activities will not be accepted:
- Violations of the law
- Any activity that threatens the safety of our guests, tenants and/or employees
- Any activity that threatens the well-being of the property
- Any activity that disrupts our pleasant, family-oriented shopping environment
- Any activity inconsistent with the general purpose of the property, which is shopping, dining, visiting theaters or offices for business purposes
- Any activity that would disrupt the legitimate business of the property and its tenants
Examples of specific activities that are prohibited include but are not limited to:
- Disruptive profanity, vulgar or threatening language
- Unnecessarily blocking walkways, roadways or storefronts
- Running, horseplay or disorderly conduct of any nature
- Excessive loitering
- Operating unauthorized recreational and/or personal transportation devices in the shopping center
- No firearms or illegal weapons
- Face coverings that conceal your identity, excluding those for medical and religious reasons
- The center is a privately owned property. Guests who do not act responsibly may be asked to leave. If they refuse to leave the property, they may be arrested and prosecuted for criminal trespass.