Youths on bikes create incidents
At least two reports on social medial have been shared concerning negative encounters with young men on bicycles in Farragut.
One incident allegedly happened at Anchor Park Saturday night, April 10, and was reported by Town Parks & Recreation officials on both Nextdoor and Facebook.
“Recently we’ve had several citizens approach our department about teens scaring greenway users,” the April 12 post stated. “This Saturday (April 10) we had an incident around 8:30 p.m. at Anchor Park involving teens on bikes harassing a female park staff member with threats and vulgarities as she was cleaning the restrooms.
“This behavior has gone beyond ‘kids being kids’ and we are asking parents to talk to your kids about appropriate behavior in the parks,” the statement continued.
“We love that parents feel safe sending their teens to our parks unsupervised. We just want to make sure our parks are a safe space for everyone.”
Earlier this year, a Farragut resident posted about an unpleasant encounter she and her husband also had with “boys on bikes” during which they were verbally harassed.
Capt. Brad Hall of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office West Precinct said no official reports have been filed about these or similar incidents, but he encourages anyone encountering such harassment to contact the KCSO dispatch center at 865-215-2444.
