{"id":2640310,"date":"2026-08-04T12:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-govt-agency-in-dc-behind-violent-teen-takeovers-where-legions-of-mostly-minority-kids-create-violent-anarchy\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T12:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:46:10","slug":"report-govt-agency-in-dc-behind-violent-teen-takeovers-where-legions-of-mostly-minority-kids-create-violent-anarchy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-govt-agency-in-dc-behind-violent-teen-takeovers-where-legions-of-mostly-minority-kids-create-violent-anarchy\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Gov&#8217;t Agency in DC Behind Violent &#8216;Teen Takeovers&#8217; Where Legions of Mostly Minority Kids Create Violent Anarchy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-govt-agency-in-dc-behind-violent-teen-takeovers-where-legions-of-mostly-minority-kids-create-violent-anarchy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640310&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the phenomenon of &#8220;Teen Takeovers,&#8221; which involve large groups of teenagers, predominantly Black and Hispanic youths, gathering in public spaces, frequently enough resulting in chaos, violence, and property damage. A specific incident in Washington, D.C., is examined, where an event organized by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) called &#8220;Late Night Hype&#8221; was intended to provide a safe social habitat for teens.However, the event descended into violence, including fights and a shooting, raising questions about the organizers&#8217; oversight and intentions. Similar disruptive gatherings have been reported in other cities like Houston and Los Angeles, with videos showing teenagers involved in rioting, attacking others, and causing destruction. Critics argue that such incidents are indicative of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sherrod-brown-breaks-with-democrats-to-call-for-biden-to-oust-fdic-head\/\" title=\"Sherrod Brown urges Biden to replace FDIC head, diverges from Democratic stance\">deeper cultural issues<\/a> and suggest measures like curfews and arrests to prevent future occurrences. the article implies skepticism about the DPR&#8217;s claims that these events are beneficial for youth engagement, instead viewing them as fostering environments conducive to criminal behavior.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve seen footage of a \u201cTeen Takeover,\u201d you know the gist \u2014 mobs of mostly black <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uganda-halts-vote-campaigning-in-some-areas-opposition-cries-foul\/\" title=\"Uganda halts vote campaigning in some areas, opposition cries foul\">young people<\/a> arrive at some event where chaos unfolds. Whatever was supposed to occur devolves into a riot fueled by violence, property destruction, and anarchy.<\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/i-went-to-a-teen-takeover-it-ended-with-gunshots-and-was-put-on-by-the-government?author=Leona+Salinas&#038;category=News&#038;elementPosition=9&#038;row=0&#038;rowType=Vertical+List&#038;title=I+Went+To+A+%E2%80%98Teen+Takeover.%E2%80%99+It+Ended+With+Gunshots%2C+And+Was+Put+On+By+The+Government.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Wire<\/a> writer who went to a \u201cTeen Takeover\u201d in Washington, D.C., says she discovered who is really behind them \u2014 the federal government, specifically the District of Columbia\u2019s Department of Parks and Recreation.<\/p>\n<p>Leona Salinas writes that she was leaving a dinner with some friends on July 24 when suddenly the streets were filled with police and black teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>Upon realizing she was in a \u201cTeen Takeover,\u201d she flagged down an 18-year-old girl named Mekala who told her the event was put on by the DPR, the aforementioned District of Columbia\u2019s Department of Parks and Recreation. Mekala said the events are for teens to \u201ccome out and have fun,\u201d and organizers reach out to them via social media platform Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Salinas found an event on their website going back to 2021 called \u201cLate Night Hype\u201d that aimed to provide \u201csafe, high-energy spaces to connect after hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mekala said some teens \u201cgo overboard\u201d and they take the event to \u201cthe next level.\u201d Salinas would see a fight break out that evening and even witness one masked teenager firing a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Later, she would text Mekala, who concluded, \u201cThis is why we can\u2019t have fun because they want to act a fool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Is this incompetence by the DPR? Why do they not stop organizing these events?<\/p>\n<p>Salinas says they know this will happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the Department of Parks and Recreation frames under the guise of an opportunity for teenagers to gather and have fun instead fosters a place for teens to commit crimes. They all knew what was going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dpr.dc.gov\/page\/late-night-hype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> reads, \u201cLate Night Hype is a dynamic, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >carnival\u2011inspired evening experience created<\/a> by the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) in 2021 to offer teens and young adults safe, high\u2011energy spaces to connect after hours. Since launching, the program has expanded and adapted to meet the needs of youth across the District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDesigned to strengthen youth engagement and build community, Late Night Hype has become a nationally recognized model, replicated by recreation departments across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the subject of how widespread incidents are, we\u2019ve witnessed this scene before.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve happened in places like Houston, Texas, and Los Angeles, California.<\/p>\n<p>Although the DPR website says their model has been replicated elsewhere, Salinas was only reporting that the D.C. branch organized the one she witnessed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8HOLY CRAP!!!<\/p>\n<p>ANOTHER MASSIVE \u201cteen-takeover\u201d occurred in downtown Houston last night where over 500 \u201cteens\u201d SWARMED downtown\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2026AND THEN BEGAN PUNCHING EACH OTHER, THROWING ROCKS, JUMPING ON CARS AND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SH0TS FIRED!!!!<\/p>\n<p>WHERE ARE THEIR PARENTS?!!!!!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z6vlPWQxSz\">pic.twitter.com\/z6vlPWQxSz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2066119954848506227?\">June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Absolutely HORRIFYING footage has emerged of a \u201cteen takeover\u201d at a trampoline park last night in LA.<\/p>\n<p>HUNDREDS of \u201cteens\u201d began PUNCHING each other in front of SMALL CHILDREN, SMASHING ARCADE MACHINES, throwing fireworks, and then went into the parking lot and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PVYEpJ92di\">pic.twitter.com\/PVYEpJ92di<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mattvanswol\/status\/2081378058519388253?\">July 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeen Takeover\u201d is a benign description. These are just black and Hispanic children rioting.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal behavior like this flourishing at that age only conditions these young people to become deviant adults.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone wishing to address the core cultural issues acting as a major impediment to those demographics in seeking education, overcoming poverty, or not committing crimes, you would surely like to see these events end.<\/p>\n<p>Put curfews in place, and arrest everyone who shows up. There\u2019s the solution.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]] = document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display = 'block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src = firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id'] = firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting = jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display = 'block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve seen a \u201cTeen Takeover\u201d video, you know it involves mobs of mostly Black youth causing chaos at events that turn into riots with violence and destruction. A Daily Wire reporter attending one in D.C. discovered it&#8217;s organized by the local Parks Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2640311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-08-03T225651.390.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50501,5045,3970,3699,5513],"class_list":["post-2640310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-2","tag-government","tag-protests","tag-violence","tag-youth"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-08-03T225651.390.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640310"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640315,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640310\/revisions\/2640315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}