Crowd Assaults Cops Responding To Bonfire With Snowballs, Ice, Other Objects, Police Say
Police in Connecticut were attacked with large chunks of ice, snowballs, and heavy items as they attempted to disperse a large crowd at a bonfire, causing officers to use pepper spray.
The incident took place on Monday, Feb. 15, when East Haven Police officers were dispatched to 113 Bradford Avenue, to assist the East Haven Fire Department with a large crowd burning a large bonfire, said Captain Joseph Murgo.
Dispatch informed responding officers that the crowd was throwing snow and ice balls at Fire Department personnel who were on scene to extinguish the large illegal bonfire, Murgo said.…
NJ Commissioner Protested In D.C. But Left After Violence Broke Out, She Says
Hunterdon County Commissioner Susan Soloway admits she attended last week's protest in Washington D.C.
But never did she enter the U.S. Capitol building, she said.
Instead, she says she left due to safety concerns.
“Our group was shocked, outraged, and frankly scared, when it became apparent that a group of thugs were using the rally as a pretense to attack the U.S. Capitol,” said Soloway, according to the New Jersey Globe.
“As those actions unfolded, concerned for our own safety, we quickly left the area.”
Soloway had posted photos on Facebook of her attendance at the protest — bu…
