Safety concerns in Crystal caused a park to close down starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

Becker Park was reportedly planned to be a location for a “park takeover event,” according to the Crystal Police Department (CPD).

These events, police say, result in a number of criminal charges, including assault, riot and trespassing.

“We have a responsibility to stop this before it’s allowed to be violent, when we have information that tells us something is going to happen,” said Deputy Chief Brian Hubbard with CPD.

“What we’ve seen in the last two years is often on social media it gets put out, ‘Hey come to this park,’” Hubbard said. “And we have lots and lots and lots of young people that gather in the park. They really just show up, and they build energy, and sometimes they have those Orbeez guns, and we get fights that break out.”

“Unfortunately, we are taking this proactive step to prevent any of the injuries, damage and criminal activities that have occured with these ‘takeovers’ previous at Becker Park and in many other communities throughout the metro area,” police added in a statement.

The park will close at 2 p.m. and remain shut down until Friday.