"We got to go an hour away, minimum," said Andy Hernandez of Paterson, New Jersey.
Hernandez, like many, traveled from out of town and said it was word of mouth that attracted him and his family to the area this weekend.
EXCLUSIVE: Pennypack Park in Holmesburg was flooded with people Sunday, many from out of state, sparking a swift police response.
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"We're just trying to comply with the law at the end of the day. We didn't want to get in trouble," said Hernandez.
Though he may have avoided the law, Philadelphia police were called to the scene after numerous complaints from those that live in the area-- manty citing noise, illegal parking, trash and general threat to public health.
"There is bacteria, harmful bacterial and pollutants in the stream. Every time it rains, stormwater trickles down into the creek," said Bill Kenny with the Upper Holmesburg Civic Association.
"They come here to drop their trash, they are very rude, it's just a lot going on," added resident Crystal.
Philadelphia Police spending the afternoon educating those here about the dangers and asking them to cleanup.
They also cited those who were violating the law.
Trash collection is expected first thing Monday morning.@6abc pic.twitter.com/AV6R2wbU2b
— George Solis (@GeorgeSolis) July 27, 2020
By late afternoon, police ended up shutting down access to the park.
"A lot of people didn't know the rules and regulations of the park," said Philadelphia Police Lt. Jeff Campbell.
Campbell and community liaison, Officer Elgin Rogers, spent the afternoon educating the groups about the trash and citing them for breaking the law in line with new leadership in the district.
"We will be out here every weekend still enforcing as we are today," Rogers said.
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