Security on Review at PKI

Security Review at PKI

Monday, June 27, 2005 at 11:30am

THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SOMEONE GOT A GUN INTO KING'S ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WEAPON WAS FOUND ON A JUVENILE AFTER POLICE BROKE UP FIGHTS AFTER THE "PRETTY RICKY" CONCERT. THE GUN WAS NOT USED DURING THOSE FIGHTS.

OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICERS WORKING SECURITY AT KING'S ISLAND HAD TO CALL FOR BACKUP BECAUSE OF THE FIGHTS.

KING'S ISLAND SPOKESMAN JEFF SIEBERT SAYS THERE ARE METAL DETECTORS AT THE GATES OF THE PARK, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS ON. SIEBERT SAYS TODAY, THEY'RE REVIEWING SECURITY PROCEDURES.

AROUND 10:45PM, A 16-YEAR-OLD EMPLOYEE TOLD A COWORKER HE WAS CARRYING THE .22 CALIBER HANDGUN.  THE COWORKER CALLED POLICE, WHO ARRESTED THE 16-YEAR-OLD.

ANOTHER 17-YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED FOR RESISTING ARREST, AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. MICHAEL MORELLI HAD TO BE MACED. HE'S ACCUSED OF HEAD BUTTING AN OFFICER DURING THE ARREST.

BOTH MORELLI AND THE OFFICER WERE TREATED AT BETHESDA NORTH.

DURING THE SHOW, ENTHUSIASTIC FANS ALSO COLLAPSED A SECURITY FENCE.  WITNESSES SAY THE CROWD CONSISTED MAINLY OF TEENAGED GIRLS.

Special thanks to 700 WLW for this news story.