By Police1 Staff
This week, we look at incidents out of an extremely unpredictable environment – sports games. Although the majority of these popular events go by without incident, the abundance of alcohol, rowdy fans, tension between opposing teams, and massive crowds means that a sports arena can create the perfect cocktail for a violent incident to occur. Check out these five examples and share your thoughts and own experiences below.
 | Off-duty cop, man tussle at Rockies game The man was shoved and placed in handcuffs after he was instructed to sit down multiple times and failed to do so. |
 | Police TASER, subdue rowdy Chiefs fan An Overland Park man got involved in an altercation at Arrowhead Stadium during which he allegedly kicked a police officer in the groin. |
 | Cops tackle man at NFL Pro Bowl A man ran on the field during the NFL’s Pro Bowl. Cops chased him through a sea of players before tackling him to the ground. |
 | Oakland A’s fan takes on 3 cops, gets TASERed The angered man threw several punches and was promptly removed from the game as the crowd heckled. |
 | Security guards tackle streaker at football game If you’re working security, how do you apprehend a streaker? The fence sure helped. |