One day, the barbarians are going to figure out that it's easier and more fun to do this in Greenwich
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Unruly crowd sets off fireworks, attacks cops during Connecticut street takeover
Shocking videos show the moment an unruly group of young adults shot fireworks at a police cruiser and started attacking cops as dangerous street takeovers plagued at least four Connecticut cities over the weekend.
Footage released from one of the takeovers in Milford on Saturday showed dozens of attendees lobbing fireworks at cops and bystanders as the sparks flared out in all directions.
Just before the incident, the same group of people — which included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont residents — held another takeover in Derby.
Footage from that event showed fireworks raining down on cops and civilians, and exploding in a smoke-filled haze as civilians were stuck waiting in their cars to get away.
“They had no respect for, certainly not law enforcement, but they had no respect for civilians either,” Lt. Justin Stanko with the Derby Police Department told Fox 61.
He added that after the group was done in Milford, it moved into West Haven, where four adults and two juveniles were put in handcuffs after once again throwing fireworks at police officers and refusing to comply with orders to disperse.
Police now believe the unruly mob started their rampage in Shelton, where local police said they learned a takeover was being planned in advance and coordinated a multi-agency response, which included the FBI and Connecticut State Police.
“We started here and set the plan out, so we were ready when they got here and moved with them,” Police Chief Shawn Sequeira told WNTH.
“Once they’re gathered, that’s a whole different situation.”
When officers arrived on the scene in Shelton, they said they were confronted by more than 500 cars. They ticketed several drivers and towed some cars.
But the group dispersed as cops started cracking down, and moved on to other locations in North Haven, Orange, and Derby, before returning to Shelton.
Fortunately, because of Connecticut’s ultra-strict laws controlling the possession and use of guns, neither these young celebrants nor residents of the towns they invade are or will be armed, so no one will get hurt. Whew!
