After youth ‘stampede,’ Golf & Games cutting hours, adding security guards
Jacob Bell (in a file photo from May 19, 2020), wiped down the tables near the driving range between customers at Golf and Games Family Park. The business had to close temporarily Saturday, July 25 after hundreds of youths arrived at the park and began vandalizing the property. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Police were called to Golf & Games Family Park at 5484 Summer Ave. on Saturday after youths stampeded and vandalized the business. Large crowds led to the business closing early.
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Memphis Police Department Golf and Games Family Park COVID-19 Summer Avenue vandalism crowd control putt-putt miniature golfAbigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
Omer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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