📡 Police close 'The Strip' Over Rowdy Visitors After Alabama's A-Day - Tuscaloosa Thread

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Police Close the Tuscaloosa Strip Over Rowdy Visitors After Alabama's A-Day Saturday

Police in Tuscaloosa have closed the Strip after crowds in the bar-and-restaurant-filled district near the University of Alabama campus got too rowdy on Saturday afternoon.

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Police in Tuscaloosa have closed the Strip after crowds in the bar-and-restaurant-filled district near the University of Alabama campus got too rowdy on Saturday afternoon.

Police said at 6 p.m. on Saturday that the Strip would be closed and would remain closed for the rest of Saturday night "to maintain public order."



Tuscaloosa City Council President Kip Tyner blamed out-of-towners for the disruption in Tuscaloosa after A-Day, saying the troublemakers were coming from Lipscomb, Bessember, Ensley, Hale County, and elsewhere into the city to "cause crap" after the spring scrimmage in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

It's not the first time this has happened - large crowds and people with guns have caused the Strip to shut down after several A-Day games in recent years.

TPD said no one is allowed on the street and vehicle traffic is closed in multiple directions. Everyone who was on the Strip should find somewhere else to be, and those planning to go there will have to wait until Sunday.

 

[Krimson]

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Police Close the Tuscaloosa Strip Over Rowdy Visitors After Alabama's A-Day Saturday

Police in Tuscaloosa have closed the Strip after crowds in the bar-and-restaurant-filled district near the University of Alabama campus got too rowdy on Saturday afternoon.

tuscaloosathread.com

Police in Tuscaloosa have closed the Strip after crowds in the bar-and-restaurant-filled district near the University of Alabama campus got too rowdy on Saturday afternoon.

Police said at 6 p.m. on Saturday that the Strip would be closed and would remain closed for the rest of Saturday night "to maintain public order."



Tuscaloosa City Council President Kip Tyner blamed out-of-towners for the disruption in Tuscaloosa after A-Day, saying the troublemakers were coming from Lipscomb, Bessember, Ensley, Hale County, and elsewhere into the city to "cause crap" after the spring scrimmage in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

It's not the first time this has happened - large crowds and people with guns have caused the Strip to shut down after several A-Day games in recent years.

TPD said no one is allowed on the street and vehicle traffic is closed in multiple directions. Everyone who was on the Strip should find somewhere else to be, and those planning to go there will have to wait until Sunday.

Says it's happened several times after A day. Does it happen after games as well or is it the difference in the ticket paying crowd vs the free crowd?

 

[TerryP]

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Says it's happened several times after A day. Does it happen after games as well or is it the difference in the ticket paying crowd vs the free crowd?

If you pull up the A-day thread from last spring a few of us talked about it briefly. For the lack of a better description, picture the teen "street takeover gangs" without the mopeds. It's part of the same ilk who have created the restrictions you see in spring break destinations.

Using Internet slang, "the Amish."

I've seen stories about some of the kids trying to break into the dorms last night. I don't know if it's true. I know a few parents who told there kids, "stay home." The same parents did the same things last year. It's a scene you would avoid knowing how it will likely end.

 

[Secondand26]

If you pull up the A-day thread from last spring a few of us talked about it briefly. For the lack of a better description, picture the teen "street takeover gangs" without the mopeds. It's part of the same ilk who have created the restrictions you see in spring break destinations.

Using Internet slang, "the Amish."

I've seen stories about some of the kids trying to break into the dorms last night. I don't know if it's true. I know a few parents who told there kids, "stay home." The same parents did the same things last year. It's a scene you would avoid knowing how it will likely end.

Please forgive me for being blunt. The situation could be reduced if not solved with a lot of arrests, clubs & rubber bullets.

To hell with being “civil”. Some people only understand pain. When your actions put other people in danger, then violence is called for.

I was helping my daughter do prom photos at the Federal courthouse this past Friday evening. There were 4-5 other photographers & probably 125+ friends, family, & prom kids.

Around 6 pm 8-10 Challengers, Mustangs, etc doing up doing 60+ mph down 5th Ave, sliding into turns at the intersections, just acting like fucking fools. Mark my words, one of the dumbasses will eventually slide into a crowd & kill a lot of folks. Of course Birmingham PD was no where to be found.

This occurs almost every weekend at this location (so don’t say that the PD doesn’t know about it)

 

[TerryP]

Please forgive me for being blunt. The situation could be reduced if not solved with a lot of arrests, clubs & rubber bullets.

To hell with being “civil”. Some people only understand pain. When your actions put other people in danger, then violence is called for.

My view is from 500 miles. It appears they are following the same path as those spring destinations I mentioned. Instead of addressing the problem with confrontations, they just shut everything down.

Now, from my view? They are going to go somewhere else which is the intent. Where? They are coming from areas an hour away. Are they just going to say, "okay, let's go home?"

 

[Secondand26]

My view is from 500 miles. It appears they are following the same path as those spring destinations I mentioned. Instead of addressing the problem with confrontations, they just shut everything down.

Now, from my view? They are going to go somewhere else which is the intent. Where? They are coming from areas an hour away. Are they just going to say, "okay, let's go home?"

You are correct about the “just push them somewhere else “ attitude. I guess that’s easier & cleaner than actually doing the job.

 

[TerryP]

You are correct about the “just push them somewhere else “ attitude. I guess that’s easier & cleaner than actually doing the job.

Trussville newspaper owner/publisher

 

[Krimson]

If you pull up the A-day thread from last spring a few of us talked about it briefly. For the lack of a better description, picture the teen "street takeover gangs" without the mopeds. It's part of the same ilk who have created the restrictions you see in spring break destinations.

Using Internet slang, "the Amish."

I've seen stories about some of the kids trying to break into the dorms last night. I don't know if it's true. I know a few parents who told there kids, "stay home." The same parents did the same things last year. It's a scene you would avoid knowing how it will likely end.

Kinda what I figured but wasn't sure. I've got a daughter starting college next year who has UA high on her list. I'm trying to talk her into going elsewhere.