Crime & Safety

Video of Near Riot on Hampton Beach Posted on Instagram

WATCH: Meghan Harlacher of Hampton recorded the arrest of a Manchester teen as well as beachgoers surrounding cops last week.

HAMPTON, NH - When Hampton Deputy Chief David Hobbs said yesterday that a large group of people surrounded an officer during the arrest of a Manchester teen allegedly involved in a fight last week, he wasn’t kidding.

Footage of the near riot was posted on Instagram last week by Meghan Harlacher of Hampton, who recorded the arrest of Julian Cruz, 18, of Manchester, the chanting by others at the beach, and other officers arriving at the scene, too.

#hamptonbeach was LIT today......

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A video posted by Meghan Harlacher (@harlacherr) on May 25, 2016 at 6:30pm PDT

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