After school juvenile behavior has garnered attention downtown — and it’s nothing new.

PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Students from Alexander City Middle School enter Strand Park on their way downtown after the school day.

PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students cross Broad Street going to the Broad Street Plaza following school Thursday.

PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students spend part of Thursday afternoon at Carlisle's.

PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students spend part of Thursday afternoon at Carlisle’s.

PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook School resource officers with the Alexander City Police Department walk behind the businesses on Broad Street in downtown Alexander City.

PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students cross the parking lot behind Broad Street Plaza Thursday afternoon.

PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook A student from Alexander City Middle School left litter in the parking lot behind the Broad Street Plaza.
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Students from Alexander City Middle School enter Strand Park on their way downtown after the school day.
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students cross Broad Street going to the Broad Street Plaza following school Thursday.
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students spend part of Thursday afternoon at Carlisle's.
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students spend part of Thursday afternoon at Carlisle’s.
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook School resource officers with the Alexander City Police Department walk behind the businesses on Broad Street in downtown Alexander City.
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook Alexander City Middle School students cross the parking lot behind Broad Street Plaza Thursday afternoon.
PHOTOS: Students in downtown Alexander City
Cliff Williams / The Outlook A student from Alexander City Middle School left litter in the parking lot behind the Broad Street Plaza.
Recently the smashing of Main Street Alexander City pumpkins and reported behavior of fights, running into traffic, blocking sidewalks, jumping onto cars and talking back that would make a sailor blush in downtown Alexander have drawn more attention.