Food Fight Gets Physical

A confrontation in Waterbury, Connecticut, started with throwing food and ended with criminal charges for a 13-year-old girl and a cafeteria worker. Police said the girl threw vegetables at worker Rosa Robles, 55, while she was picking up her lunch at about 1 p.m. Thursday at Gilmartin Elementary School. The girl sat down to eat and soon found vegetables in her own face when Robles returned the gesture. Investigators said the girl then punched Robles in the face, starting a fight that left both of them with cuts and scratches. The girl is on suspension pending the outcome of the police investigation. Robles, who was charged with risk of injury to a minor, assault in the third degree and breach of peace, was placed on leave.