Totally u unruly crowd' fuels melee at theater Dozens of police officers from three localities raced to the Regal Cinema on Elmwood Avenue on Monday night after multiple fights broke out among young patrons inside the theater and outside in the parking lot. The first police calls, at about 8:40 p.m., indicated that large numbers of teens were brawling at the cinema, which is in a shopping plaza between Hertel and Hinman avenues. BY BRIAN MEYER NEWS STAFF REPORTER Buffalo police from every district responded, and they were helped by officers from Kenmore and the Town of Tonawanda. Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority officers also reported to the scene. The ruckus disrupted traffic on Elmwood for a short time. When tensions continued to flare, police and Regal managers cut short some films that were being shown in the 16- screen cinema. "It became a self-feeding problem," Police Commissioner H. Mc- See Fight on Page B2 THE HOLIDAY OF HADDENESS 6000 SHEPHERD RE ARE MARSHALL BLOOD DIAMOND LEAGON NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM It ST ROCKY BLACK CHRISTMAS CIRCA 584 PUCE BUFFALO Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News Dozens of officers responded to Regal Cinema on Elmwood Avenue to quell numerous fights that broke out Monday night.
