Police report arrests, citations at Philly's Super Bowl celebrations
Police Announce Arrests, Citations at Philly’s Super Bowl Victory Celebrations
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Philadelphia Eagle fans started heading to Broad street before the game was over to celebrate the Eagles second Super Bowl victory.
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The city took preventative measures to ensure safety during the celebration; from greasing the light poles to setting barricades along the sidewalk, keeping fans in the street. This plan was semi-successful, as the city was able to leverage the crowd control, those crowds still managed to move past barricades and deface and even uproot the light poles.
A celebration that lasted over four hours did not end in celebratory fashion for everyone involved.
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Police reported on Monday, the celebrations led to, at least, 17 apprehensions, 29 citations and eight instances of vandalism, police officials said.
NBC10 gathered aerial footage of a fire that broke up during the late hours of the Broad street celebration.
In a Monday morning update, officials with the Philadelphia Police Department said that over the course of the evening, 29 people were cited for disorderly conduct and there were six assaults on police officers.
In those alleged assaults on officers, five people were apprehended and one incident is still being investigated, officials said.
Four other people were arrested over the course of the Super Bowl victory celebration: one arrest for reckless endangerment, two aggravated assault arrests and one individual was arrested for disorderly conduct, according to police.
Eight people were taken into custody after acts of vandalism, four of those incidents involving the city’s garbage trucks.
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The other incidents of vandalism took place, at a Santander bank, a Free People store and a Chase bank all along the 1600 block of Walnut Street. A Brooks Brothers property was also vandalized along the 1500 block of Walnut Street officials said,.
Philadelphia Police say investigations are ongoing.
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