Elkhart Police have arrested six teenage girls on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct for fighting at area schools. The arrests were during four separate incidents at three different schools.

On Tuesday at 11 a.m., an officer was dispatched to Northside Middle School for reports a 14-year-old girl punched another female student in the face and head. The 14-year-old was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center on a preliminary charge of disorderly conduct.

On Tuesday at 12:50 p.m., an officer was alerted to a fight in an upstairs hallway at Elkhart High School. When the officer arrived, the fight had already broken up. Two 16-year-old girls were taken to the Juvenile Detention Center on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct.

On Wednesday at 9:30 a.m., an officer responded to Northside Middle School for reports of a fight. A school employee told police two girls were involved in a fight. A 13-year-old girl was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center on a preliminary charge of disorderly conduct.

On Wednesday at 12:36 p.m., an officer was dispatched to Westside Middle School for reports of two students being involved in a fight. Two 14-year-old girls were taken to the Juvenile Detention Center on preliminary charges of disorderly conduct.