A crowd at Rivers Casino on Delaware Avenue jumped on and deflated the tires of Philadelphia Police vehicles early Sunday, officials said.
Police who responded to a large crowd and people with dirt bikes outside of Rivers Casino on Sunday morning were met with an aggressive crowd who attacked police vehicles, officers said.
According to law enforcement officials, shortly after midnight, an officer attempted to disburse a"large crowd" that had blocked entry and exit to the parking lot of the casino, along Delaware Avenue in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood, with his car's lights and horn, when the crowd responded by jumping on the vehicle and banging on the windows.
Officials said when another police vehicle arrived to provide assistance, the crowd pounded on that vehicle as well and, allegedly, slashed out its tires.Get Philly local news, weather forecasts, sports and entertainment stories to your inbox.Police said there were no injuries during this incident.
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