“One vehicle was damaged in a fire and was totaled,” Commissioner Cox said.
Police in Boston say a large group of people took over a city street very early on Sunday morning and attacked officers with fireworks as they were attempting to disperse the crowd.
BPD Commissioner Michael Cox said that officers responded to the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street to a report of a “large group of people” engaged in illegal street racing. Police say that participants used several of their cars to “block the intersection, preventing normal traffic flow.”
“As officers approached the scene, they were met by a pretty large group of people and some of the individuals in the group started to throw cones, poles, and other objects at the officers,” Cox said.
As the police exited their car in an attempt to arrest some of the participants, the violence continued, according to Cox. Some of the law-breakers jumped on the hood of the police car. The police cruiser was hit with fireworks and later caught fire.
“One vehicle was damaged by fire and was totaled,” Cox said.
With the assistance of “additional units from across the city,” officers were eventually able to disperse the crowd using “department-issued equipment,” according to the BPD.
