Mass. Trooper Struck by Moped While Trying to Stop Crowd From Igniting Fireworks

Police: State trooper injured, several arrested in response to crowd igniting illegal fireworks

The incident marks the second time in recent weeks that a state trooper was struck by a vehicle in Revere, according to police.

Trooper injured after large police response in Revere - The Boston Globe

The incident sparked intense interest on social media amid reports of a huge brawl. Authorities said there was fighting, but it was not a huge melee, though the crowd was “aggressive” to responding officers who’d come in response to illegal fireworks.

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Mass. trooper struck by moped while trying to stop crowd from igniting fireworks

A Massachusetts State Police trooper was struck by a moped while trying to stop a large crowd in Revere from igniting illegal fireworks on the Fourth of July. The incident happened at around 11 p.m. a few blocks from Revere Beach on Thornton Street. Police responded to a large crowd of several hundred people who gathered to light fireworks in the middle of the street, according to state police.

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A state trooper was taken to the hospital after being struck by a man on a moped in Revere on the Fourth of July, officials said. Troopers and Revere police responding to a report of a large crowd setting off fireworks on Thornton Street around 11 p.m. said the crowd began to get aggressive and mutual aid was requested, according to state police. Soon after, a moped drove through the crowd and struck a trooper, who was taken to a nearby hospital…

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A trooper was injured when he was struck by a moped in Revere, Massachusetts, on the Fourth of July, according to state police, who say this is the second time in just two weeks that a trooper has been hurt by an aggressive driver. State police and Revere police responded shortly before 11 p.m. Friday to Thornton Street where several hundred people had gathered and found that some people within the large crowd were igniting illegal fireworks fro…