Crime & Safety

Bottles Thrown At Cops Breaking Up 200 Person Party: Reports

Police broke up a party with about 200 people early Monday morning but were met with bottles being thrown at them before making arrest.

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Police breaking up a large gathering early Monday morning were met with bottles being thrown at them before making several arrests.

According to Fox 29, a large gathering of about 200 people cropped up at 30th Street and Susquehanna Avenue in the city's Strawberry Mansion neighborhood.

NBC10 reports a large group of police trying to break up the gathering had bottles thrown at them at about 12:30 a.m. Monday.

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Ten people were arrested and issues citations, the outlet reports.

Fox 29 reports the gathering began as a community cookout.

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