Teen takeovers turn city centers into scenes from 'The Purge,' with shootings, fights and dangerous stampedes: cops Juveniles arrested in ‘Teen Takeover’ of Florida business People chasing internet notoriety organize the meetups online, which spread like wildfire, prompting mobs of hundreds to turn up unannounced at public spaces like shopping malls, city streets, parking lots and businesses and taking them over. The planned events have spread across the country from Florida to Virginia to Chicago and Washington DC, with videos posted from one fueling the next, according to law enforcement sources.in Brandon, Florida, after hundreds of kids “overwhelmed” a trampoline park and refused to get off its equipment, even after it was forced to closed to deal with the takeover. All those arrested were charged with trespassing. Glamorous leader of 'orgasm cult' learns fate for grooming employees to have sex with clients — as judge blasts her lack of remorseshortly after cops broke up a takeover attended by some 130 revelers at Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Cops said they’d determined one of the organizers had also been behind another takeover two weeks earlier, which was largely organized through Instagram. A teen takeover in Henrico County, Virginia, resulted in a mall closing early and some patrons locked in stores, as well as aLouds noises like gunshots sent thousands of terrified teens at a beach takover in Daytona, Florida stampeding, but it later turned out the noise was just people popping plastic bottles.“It’s a national trend in which people use social media to let others know about gathering to occupy an area, with or without cars,” Lt. Col. Frank Carpenter, chief of the Chesterfield County Police Department, told The Post. “They put out fliers on social media. “It’s almost like they want to have free nights to do whatever they want, like in ‘Grand Theft Auto’ or ‘The Purge,’ ” he said, latterly referencing a dystopian horror movie where all crime is deemed permissible for 12 hours. As Spring Break took hold last week, police departments across Florida were stretched to their limits. Daytona Beach Police said a stampede broke out at a “beach takeover” when people mistook the sound of plastic bottles being crushed for gunshots. The takeover resulted in 133 arrests and authorities turned the entire beach into a quarantine zone, with much stricter enforcement.Lt. Col. Frank Carpenter, chief of the Chesterfield County Police Department, managed to rumble a planned takeover in his worn before it took place.Another online flyer advertising a takeover event at Water Tower Place in Chicago. Cops often monitor such materials online in order to prepare.Carpenter claims getting ahead of a takeover is key. “We let everyone know we would be there in full force,” he said, referring to a video his department put out. Otherwise, “it can grow into altercations that turn into gunplay with potential fatalities,” he added. A teen takeover at The Loop shopping district in Chicago last week led police to issue a curfew to get hundreds of teens to disperse. Seven juveniles aged between 13 and 16 were charged with reckless conduct and an eighth, a 16-year-old boy, was charged with three felony counts of aggravated assault of peace officers as a result.A group of teens swarming an area of The Loop in Chicago. Police then put a curfew on them and made arrests.Meanwhile, in February a “takeover” at the Bay Plaza Mall in the Bronx on Presidents Day left the shopping mall looking like a horror movie set. Fired-up teens stormed the mall, flipped displays, hurled furniture and tried to snatch merchandise as it all went down.“ went into stores and beat the workers,” Alex Mohamed, manager of a nearby Munchies grocery who saw it all go down, told The Post. “My cousin came in and told me what was happening; so, we shut down the store … They tried to get in but we wouldn’t allow it,” he added, noting there were around 300 kids in the Baychester neighborhood streets. Police made 18 arrests in total.A planed gathering at Chesterfield Towne Center in Virginia was thwarted by local police who issued strong warnings online ahead of it happening.In Washington DC’s Navy Yard, teen takeovers have resulted in robberies, physical attacks and the kind of gunplay Carpenter warned about. Jennine Pirro, US attorney for Washington DC, speaking at a community meeting earlier this month, came down hard. “Since I have been here, my mission has been to change the law to make some of the young punks criminally responsible for what they’re doing,” she said. “They’ve got to be made accountable.” Speaking to The Post, Pirro added, “Too often, this behavior disrupts the livelihoods of businesses in DC, undermines residents’ quality of life and interferes with their right to the quiet enjoyment of their homes. That conduct cannot be tolerated.”Although it’s hard to trace the origins of teen takeovers, they are thought to have spun off from street takeovers — where unruly mobs gather with their cars to illegally drag race, pull donuts and generally cause problems late at night, often resulting in injuries and damage to public and private property. One teen takeover gang has terrorized Los Angeles for at least a year. Last April they swooped upon a grocery store and ransacked shelves, sprayed pepper spray, terrorized shoppers, and assaulted a couple in the parking lot, The same crew are thought to have been behind other violent incidents including the raid of several 7-Eleven stores and the savage beating of a man near Beverly Hills last February, when a group of teens pushed and kicked a man who had left his car to confront them during a takeover, the Los Angeles Police Department said. “Parents need to pay attention to their kids and to the kids’ social media,” Carpenter added, pointing out that the jungle drums of a takeover beat across the Internet. “A lot of times, young people go to these events thinking it’s entertainment. But they become victims of violence or crime.” Or else, as has been the case in so many cities, they flipflop into perpetrators who wind up handcuffed and face problems that go beyond figuring out where the next takeover will be.Distressing video reveals how wheelchair-bound Universal Studios guest was killed by rollercoaster Glamorous leader of 'orgasm cult' learns fate for grooming employees to have sex with clients — as judge blasts her lack of remorsePentagon preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran — as Trump warned regime to ‘get serious’ about peace deal: reportArsenio Hall flipped out and broke a studio gate after being accused of stealing — and told his show needed to be less black ‘Love Story’ Ending Explained: Were JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette Planning Their Divorce When Their Plane Crashed? “I’m So Sorry, Mommy”: Savannah Guthrie’s Teary ‘Today’ Apology To Her Missing Mother Will Break Your Heart Howie Mandel Sparks Tense Moment On ‘Live’ After Finding Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ Compliment Backhanded: “Like Saying, ‘You’re Smart For A Stupid Person’” Starbucks’ Hannah Montana Drink Flavor Fail Sends Fans Into Furious Frenzy: “Did We FORGET In The Show She HATES Raspberry”Louds noises like gunshots sent thousands of terrified teens at a beach takover in Daytona, Florida stampeding, but it later turned out the noise was just people popping plastic bottles.Lt. Col. Frank Carpenter, chief of the Chesterfield County Police Department, managed to rumble a planned takeover in his worn before it took place.Another online flyer advertising a takeover event at Water Tower Place in Chicago. Cops often monitor such materials online in order to prepare.A group of teens swarming an area of The Loop in Chicago. Police then put a curfew on them and made arrests.A planed gathering at Chesterfield Towne Center in Virginia was thwarted by local police who issued strong warnings online ahead of it happening.Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo