ST. CHARLES – The St. Charles Police Department is investigating a physical altercation between two groups earlier this month along Route 38, spokeman Paul McCurtain said.

The groups – one of four and one of three – were outside Time Out Sports Pub, 2051 Lincoln Highway, about 1:45 a.m. Jan. 6 when a verbal confrontation began, McCurtain said.

After the confrontation, he said, the group of three began to walk along Route 38 to their residence. Traveling in a car, the other group cut in front of the pedestrians, got out of the vehicle and began a physical altercation, he said.