NORWICH – Norwich City Police Officers were drawn into a family feud at a funeral home Thursday afternoon, arresting two people following a street brawl that halted traffic and involved a crowd of about 40 people.

Norwich Police Chief Joseph Angelino, who was the first officer on the scene, said mourners began trading blows with each other over a personal disagreement that involved several others grieving at the service at around 12:45 yesterday.

The fight was taken into the path of oncoming traffic from the sidewalk along Rt. 12 in the City of Norwich, in front of the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home, halting both lanes for several minutes.

Eyewitnesses, who did not wish to be identified, said the crowd followed the combatants into the street with some people taking sides in the altercation, others attempting to break it up and some just looking on or shouting. They reported seeing people wrestling on the ground, throwing punches and choking each other during the fray.