Visitors React After Fights Break Out at Contra Costa County Fair

Jacob Ferguson was at the fair Saturday with a group of families, he didn’t see the fighting but added there were crowds with cell phones out and he could hear the commotion. His kids were in the animal area.

“A group, a hoard of kids started coming towards that way and they locked the gate to the animals,” he said. My wife and kids were stuck in there and you could see the kids running. This one poor kids said he was scared.”“I believe they just told us to leave and after that, the cops came and they closed it down,”But on Facebook, fair organizers posted their goal is making sure the fair remains a safe fun environment.

On the event's last day, they are implementing a chaperone policy. After 5 p.m., all youth must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Some visitors were surprised to hear about fighting and undaunted today. NBC Bay Area also reached out to law enforcement to ask about injuries or arrests, but have not heard back.

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