Mass. Police Increase Presence at a City Hall After a Brick Is Thrown Through a Window

Mass. police increase presence at a city hall after a brick is thrown through a window

A police officer will be assigned to all future city council and subcommittee meetings at Lawrence City Hall after a brick was thrown through a window, the Lawrence Police Department said. During a meeting held by the Lawrence City Council Budget and Finance Committee on Wednesday night, Lawrence police received a report of shots fired, the department said in a statement on Thursday.

Violent vandalism: Teen accused of throwing brick through window of Lawrence City Hall

A teenager is accused of throwing a brick through the window of Lawrence City Hall while a city meeting was underway Wednesday night, raising safety concerns.

Police officer assigned to Lawrence meetings after brick thrown at City Hall window

LAWRENCE — A uniformed police officer will be posted at City Council meetings after an incident Wednesday night when councilors initially thought they heard a gunshot in the council chambers at City Hall.

A 16-year-old Boston resident was arrested by police in Lawrence, Massachusetts, after a series of shots were reported during a meeting of the City Council Budget and Finance Committee, authorities said. In a statement posted on social media, police said that after the officers responded to the shooting report, it was determined that a group of teenagers were in the area. It was said that, during the incident, one of them threw a brick through a…