Crime & Safety
Birthday Party Brawl at Commack Chuck E. Cheese's
It was not a happy birthday at the children's game center Saturday after a fight broke out among parents.
A children's birthday party turned violent Saturday at Chuck E. Cheese's in Commack, and it was all caught on a cell phone video.
The video was posted to YouTube, in which, parents are seen throwing fists with one arm, and holding their children with the other, as the song "Happy birthday" plays in the background.
Workers at Chuck E. Cheese's are seen attempting to break up the fight, which appears to be between at least two women, but the brawl lasts for almost two minutes, according to the footage.
In one scene, a child is seen with her arms around her mother's waist, trying to hold her back from getting involved in the argument.
"Relax. You're out of control. There are children, children," a woman is heard saying off camera just before the argument turned violent.
Police confirmed that Fourth Crime Section officials are investigating the incident, looking over cell phone and surveillance video footage to determine exactly what happened.
Police also confirmed that a pocketbook was stolen during the brawl.
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