5 held as teen mob hits mall

POLICE IN New Jersey arrested five teens after an estimated 1,000 unaccompanied juveniles descended on Cherry Hill Mall.

A witness sent video to a TV station showing a hoard of teens ambling about near the food court.

Residents and mall-goers in the area warned people to avoid the shopping center after spotting the massive group of minors, prompting widespread attention of the incident on social media.

Authorities Tuesday responded to area near JC Penny around 7:30 p.m. after someone reported the large group of unaccompanied youths. Officers charged five of them with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

The incident came days after the Cherry Hill Police Department took to Facebook to urge parents to join their children if they go to the mall because of an uptick in groups of youngsters “engaging in criminal behavior.”