Matthew Jonas/MediaNews Group/Boulder Daily Camera via Getty ImagesBY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS (DENVER) An out-of-control street party near the campus of the University of Colorado, Boulder, on Saturday drew up to 800 people, most appearing to be college-aged, prompting violent clashes with SWAT police who deployed at least one armored vehicle to disperse the crowd, according to authorities. The bedlam ensued in the University Hill neighborhood as hundreds of people took to the streets just blocks from the university campus, most dispensing with COVID-19 social distancing rules and mask wearing, according to a social media post authenticated by ABC News shows. During the several hours of chaos, rowdy revelers shooting off fireworks are alleged to have thrown bricks and rocks at police, flipped over a private car and caused heavy damaged to a police armored vehicle and a fire truck, according to a spokesperson for the Boulder Police Department. Three Boulder SWAT team members suffer
Authorities say they will seek criminal charges against participants in a massive party near the University of Colorado in Boulder that devolved into a violent.
Authorities to seek charges after violent Colorado party that left officers hurt By Associated Press | March 7, 2021 at 8:29 PM HST - Updated March 7 at 8:29 PM
(AP) - Authorities promised Sunday to pursue criminal charges after a massive party near the University of Colorado in Boulder devolved into a violent confrontation with police that left three officers injured.
Hundreds of people flooded the streets in an area known as the Hill on Saturday night and when told to leave threw bottles, rocks and other objects at police and firefighters, police said.
At least one car was damaged when the mob flipped it over, and police brought in a SWAT team and used tear gas to break up the crowd that numbered 500 to 800 people at its peak, said Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold.
The Boulder community is standing in firm opposition to Saturday nightâs massive party at the University of Colorado at Boulder, which resulted in extensive property damage and injury to three police officers.
Numerous city officials, CU students and staff spoke out Sunday against the actions of the several hundreds of CU students who hosted and attended the party-turned-riot at 10th Street and College Avenue on University Hill.
Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty called the incident âselfishâ and âoutrageousâ in a statement Sunday morning.
âOur community was put at risk last night by the individuals involved in the incident in the Hill area,â Dougherty said. âTheir callous disregard for our communityâs safety and well-being is shameful.â