By Jim Clark

Somerville police and fire department officers were called to the Central Street and Highland Avenue area in the early hours of Saturday to reports of unruly crowds of people who were fighting and shouting in the middle of the street.

Authorities managed to break the gathering up into smaller groups, ordering participants to disperse and leave the area. Certain individuals, though, were reportedly not cooperating and continued to shout at local residents who were, in turn, yelling at the street rabble from the windows of their homes, complaining about the noise on the ground.

In confronting one group of individuals, a police officer reportedly observed a male who refused to stop screaming and leave the area. After several unsuccessful attempts were made to calm the man down, Joao Deoliveira, 22, was detained and charged with disturbing the peace, police said.

Similarly, Nestor Gutierrez, 20, was also placed under arrest for disturbing the peace after repeatedly refusing to leave the scene voluntarily, according to officers on the scene.

Order was eventually restored to the area and both men were taken into custody and booked for disturbing the peace offenses.