Video: A group of young people clash with belts and irons in Titerroy

Some residents say that these sports courts in the neighborhood have become "a focus of conflict, tension and fear for many families"

June 18 2025 (16:04 WEST)
Updated in June 23 2025 (11:08 WEST)
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A group of young people starred this Tuesday in a violent confrontation on the courts of the Parque Club de Los Leones, also known as "La Paciencia", in the Titerroy neighborhood. In the images recorded by one of those present, you can see how several of the individuals have belts and iron objects in their hands, although the reason why the dispute began is unknown.

Faced with this situation, the Titerroy Neighborhood Association denounces the "serious situation of insecurity that is continuously experienced in these recently opened sports courts".

In this sense, in a statement, the residents thank the City Council for these infrastructures but assure that "they have become a focus of conflicts, tension and fear for many families".

They point out that "fights, altercations between groups of young people and uncivil behaviors are recorded daily, which have generated a climate of widespread insecurity", according to numerous testimonies from residents and users. Despite the fact that the premises have adequate lighting, the absence of active surveillance, access control or police presence facilitates these episodes of violence and disorder.

There are residents who have conveyed to the association their "fear of going with their children or grandchildren to the park, a space that should be precisely a symbol of tranquility, integration and neighborhood coexistence".

Therefore, they demand that the Arrecife City Council have a regular presence of the Local Police in the vicinity of the park, especially during peak hours, as a deterrent to violent acts, as well as the installation of video surveillance cameras, with visible informative signs, as a mechanism for prevention, control and support for police intervention.

They also request the drafting and visible installation of usage regulations, including schedules, recommendations for coexistence and a sanctioning regime in case of non-compliance, and also the presence of municipal personnel or private security during the time slots of greatest affluence, who can act immediately in the event of incidents.