Crime & Safety
Police Break Up 200-Deep Crowd of Students in New Brunswick
NJ.com report claims police responded with riot gear, pepper spray.
Delafield Street was a chaotic scene on Saturday as police responded to an unruly crowd of mostly Rutgers students, according to a report on NJ.com.
"Hundreds" of students were partying on Delafield Street near Saint Peter's University Hospital when police were called in shortly after 5 p.m. to disperse the crowd, according to the report.
A riot squad was brought in using shields and pepper spray after a couch was set aflame and some students threw bottles at police.
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"Several arrests" were made, according to the report.
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