US EditionBoston Police Cruiser Burns During South End Incident; 2 Arrested
Two Rhode Island men face multiple charges after a crowd of over 100 attacked police cruisers and set one vehicle on fire during a large vehicle takeover, officials said.
- On Oct 5, 2025, the Boston Police Department arrested two people after a South End incident that left a marked Boston police cruiser destroyed by fire.
- Police encountered a `large-scale vehicle takeover` involving a crowd of more than 100 people who blocked Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street and threw fireworks, cones, and poles at cruisers.
- Julian Bowers, 18, of Cumberland, Rhode Island, was arrested after throwing objects and fleeing, facing malicious destruction of property over $1200 and other charges.
- Additional police units from across the city were dispatched and used department-issued equipment to disperse the violent crowd and secure the scene, Boston Police Department said.
- District D-4 detectives and Crime Scene Response units are reviewing the incident; seized items were logged as evidence, and suspects are expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
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2 men due in court after crowd attacks Boston police cruisers
The incident happened on Sunday at around 2 a.m. at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street, in Boston's South End. Video of the chaotic scene shows a police cruiser engulfed in flames.
2 RI men arrested after 'disturbance' with Boston police
BOSTON, (WPRI) -- Boston police said two men from Rhode Island were arrested following an incident in Boston. Just after 2 a.m., police said they were called to a large-scale vehicle takeover at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave. and Tremont St. When they arrived on scene, officers found a crowd of more than 100 people who they say "immediately began attacking marked Boston Police cruisers by throwing fireworks, cones, poles, and other objec…
Boston Police arrest 2 Rhode Island men after incident in South End
BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Boston Police Department said it arrested two Rhode Island men after an incident on the South End that left a police cruiser burning. 18-year-old Julian Bowers, of Cumberland, was charged with malicious destruction of property over $1,200, disorderly conduct, assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest. 19-year-old William Cantwell, of Warwick, was charged with malicious destruction of property over $1…
Two Rhode Island Men Charged After Boston Police Car Torched in Overnight Melee - Newport Buzz
Newport Buzz Two Rhode Island Men Charged After Boston Police Car Torched in Overnight Melee Two Rhode Island men were cuffed early Sunday after a mob torched a Boston police cruiser during a late-night “vehicle takeover” that turned violent in the South End, cops said. The mayhem erupted around 2:12 a.m. at Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street, where more than 100 people had blocked traffic and were hurling fireworks, cones, and poles at pol…
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