Video: Authorities Say No Link in Rash of Post-Christmas Mall Incidents

Police in Aurora, Colorado, which saw one of the largest disturbances in the country involving an "unruly crowd" of around 500 people, on Tuesday appealed to the public for help tracking down videos that might show some of those involved.

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VIDEO: Authorities Say No Link in Rash of Post-Christmas Mall Incidents

A day after at least 15 large fights or disturbances that broke out at malls around the country, police were chasing leads and trying to determine what, if any, role social media may have played in the alarming rash of violence.

Police in Aurora, Colorado, which saw one of the largest disturbances in the country involving an "unruly crowd" of around 500 people, on Tuesday appealed to the public for help tracking down videos that might show some of those involved.

"We do not have any evidence to show that our incident is related to any of the incidents that happened around the country," Sgt. Chris Amsler told NBC affiliate KUSA in Denver on Tuesday. But police do believe a post in Facebook announcing a fight drew the large crowd to the Aurora mall, he said.

There was chaos in over a dozen shopping centers around the United States Monday, some of which forced the malls to be evacuated, NBC News reports.

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