First published at 08:05 UTC on July 2nd, 2019.
Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video "Police cars damaged as sometimes-unruly crowds mass in North Philly" "Black outrage is loud and palpable, but how constructively is it channeled th…
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Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video "Police cars damaged as sometimes-unruly crowds mass in North Philly" "Black outrage is loud and palpable, but how constructively is it channeled these days? | Perspective" dmtbka
Apparently responding to a social media messages, hundreds of teenagers and young adults massed in North Philadelphia late Sunday and some in the roving crowds turned unruly, damaging at least six police cars.
No arrests and no injuries were reported after the crowds dispersed early Monday.
Police Commissioner Richard Ross told reporters are Police Headquarters Monday morning that 600 to 800 people gathered in the area of Sydenham and Jefferson Streets about 11:30 p.m. and that most in the crowds were peaceful.
Still, some blocked intersections and others damaged patrol cars after police moved in to disperse the crowds.
Police said at least six police cars sustained damage, including smashed windshields, dented hoods, trunks and roofs and ripped out door mirrors.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/roving-crowds-unruly-teens-police-cars-damaged-north-philadelphia-20190701.html
July 1, 2019
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