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Caught on camera: Police attacked with bricks, bottles by suspects on ATVs, dirt bikes in Old City
Chaos on wheels took over a gas station in Old City this weekend as Philadelphia police say their officers became the targets.
PHILADELPHIA - Chaos on wheels took over a gas station in Northern Liberties this weekend as Philadelphia police say their officers became the targets.
The attack began when police responded to a large gathering of dirt bikes and ATVs at a Lukoil gas station on Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street around 8 p.m. Sunday.
Things quickly escalated when police tried to secure a stolen bike after one of the riders crashed and fled on foot.
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Crowds began circling the officers, throwing bricks, bottles and other objects at them.
Surveillance and body cam footage shows a dirt bike rider launching a brick at a marked police vehicle, breaking its windshield.
The large group then fled the area. No arrests have been made, and no injuries reported.
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Police searching for suspect on dirt bike who damaged police car with brick in Old City
Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for a suspect on a dirt bike accused of damaging a police car's windshield by throwing a rock at it.
Police are asking for the public's help to identify any of the suspects.
Sunday night's incident comes just one day after a group of dirt bikes and ATVs descended on South Street, bring a festival to an end after a security officer was shot.