Several teens detained after disturbance at Carson mall

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Carson Station warned residents to steer clear of the area near the SouthBay Pavilion Mall on Saturday evening after a disturbance involving dozens of juveniles.

Between 50 and 70 juveniles gathered as a trash can was lit on fire outside the mall in Carson, said sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Tracy Koerner.

When deputies responded at 5:20 p.m., the youths ran into the the mall, a nearby strip mall and surrounding neighborhoods, he said.