Masked individuals set off fireworks and attacked police cruisers as officers attempted to break up a vehicle meetup in Randolph, Massachusetts, overnight.
Randolph police said they responded to a "large-scale vehicle takeover" at the intersection of Oak and North Main streets around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, officers encountered a crowd of over 100 people who they said immediately began to target responding officers in their marked police cruisers.
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The individuals began to strike the cruisers with their fists and other objects, sitting on the hoods of the cruisers and leaning against the bumpers as officers were trying to drive through the area, police said.
The incident occurred around the same time as a simi