Juveniles arrested, parent charged after fights outside fast-food restaurants

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – Two juveniles were arrested and their parent charged Friday after multiple fights at a fast-food restaurant in Fairview Heights. According to a spokesperson for the Fairview Heights Police Department, an officer was monitoring a crowd of approximately 250 teenagers who gathered at the Raising Cane’s and parking lots along Highway 159 after following local high school football games. An employee called the officer and reported a fight had started in the restaurant between two females. The officer arrived moments later but the females had left. The officer then saw a large fight closer to the Taco...