Crime & Safety
Unruly Mobs Vandalize Police Cars In Fishtown, Spring Garden
"I'm out here at ground zero surrounded by hundreds of vehicles," a Philadelphia police officer said on a radio call.
April 3, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - It was a wild scene in Philadelphia this weekend after large crowds gathered for drag racing in Fishtown and Spring Garden and vandalized several police cars. In some cases, officers were still inside the vehicles when they were vandalized.
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Philadelphia police continue to track down whoever organized the chaos.
It all started around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, police responded to reports of drag racing and a large crowd outside the Target on the 400 block of North 5th Street in Spring Garden.
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