ALBANY -- A group of college parties exploded into a huge melee on Hudson Avenue early Saturday morning before Albany's St. Patrick's Day parade, and police arrested six persons on charges ranging from rioting to assaulting a police officer.
City police responded to so-called "Kegs & Eggs" house parties near the intersection of Ontario Street at 7:15 a.m. and found several hundred students in the street, drinking alcohol and destroying property, city police spokesman Detective James Miller said.
"The group became large and unruly and started to damage several cars parked in the area by attempting to overturn one, smashing car windows and caving in the roof of one car," Miller said. "They also threw furniture from second-floor porches onto cars and the street, and beer bottles at a large number of officers who had responded (to) quell the group."
Miller said those arrested were: Carl Petrucelli and Joseph Almazon, both 21, who were charged with first-degree riot, a felony, second-degree reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, all misdemeanors; Patrick Fries, 21, charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, a felony, second-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree riot, resisting arrest and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon; Samantha Cohen, 20, charged with second-degree assault of a police officer, obstruction, a misdemeanor, and resisting arrest; Andrew Sherman, 22, charged with unnecessary noise, a violation; and Sebastian Niec, 23, charged with disorderly conduct, also a violation.
Three of the people arrested are students at the University at Albany, Miller said.
Cohen jumped on the back of a police officer and hit him on the head as he was making an arrest Miller said. A male suspect allegedly threw a rock and hit an officer in the leg, he said.
Police also cited four UAlbany students at 180 Quail St. for unnecessary noise Saturday morning, Miller said.
Steve Putnick, a Marist College junior from Rockland County, said he couldn't believe the scene on Hudson Avenue early Saturday.
"It was (expletive) crazy stuff going on," said Putnick, who wore a green sweatshirt with a shamrock and an "Irish grandfather" cap. Putnick said he witnessed a group throw a 65-inch television off a balcony, a car get flipped over and beer cans and bottles being thrown everywhere.
Many other partygoers declined comment.
The parties -- an annual rite for students at some area colleges -- started well before daybreak Saturday and were still roaring along city streets, in homes and on porches at noon. Men and women wore green and chugged canned beer as they prepared to observe the city's annual parade, which kicked off at 2 p.m. Red plastic cups and garbage was strewn along sidewalks.
Jason Corrigan, 22, of Albany, watched the morning unfold from a window. He said that more than 20 city police officers descended on Hudson Avenue after 7 a.m., and used batons, Mace and riot gear to push students off the street and into homes. While the students were no angels, police "were walking into homes without permission, telling people to get off the balconies," Corrigan said.
Miller said Corrigan's charges did not merit a response.
Putnick said that police did not use excessive force. "They did their job," said Putnick, who was holding an unopened case of Bud Light. He said he was 21.
haha so dumb to keep wrecking it when a dozen people are recording it.
Mananetwork
03-14-2011 02:11 PM
If and when I build up any anger, I just jerk it. Those guys should do the same. Breaking a car won't solve anything
Glove
03-14-2011 02:12 PM
kids will be kids
Greenstoner
03-14-2011 02:27 PM
that black guy finally breaks out from his ghetto side
BrRsn
03-14-2011 02:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mananetwork
(Post 7343359)
If and when I build up any anger, I just jerk it. Those guys should do the same. Breaking a car won't solve anything
Note to self, if you piss off mananetwork over the phone, don't shake his hand when you see him.
Did anyone else LOL when the guy fell through the sunroof and rolled away? hahaha
Datsun
03-14-2011 02:30 PM
65-inch TV?!??!?!? The hell?!
AzNightmare
03-14-2011 02:33 PM
:lol at the guy that falls into the sunroof.
morons.
Arash
03-14-2011 02:35 PM
Rebels without a cause... had it been a Chevy Cavalier maybe then it could have been justified :troll:
- kT
03-14-2011 03:27 PM
LOL @ 0:20
guy falls into sunroof hahahahaha too good
i don't have sound atm, was the guy who yelled at them at the end the owner of the car? and the guy who ran in near the end and pushed the guy with the stick away (left side of the screen) or were they just some good samaritans
sliq
03-14-2011 03:32 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by - kT
(Post 7343467)
LOL @ 0:20
guy falls into sunroof hahahahaha too good
i don't have sound atm, was the guy who yelled at them at the end the owner of the car? and the guy who ran in near the end and pushed the guy with the stick away (left side of the screen) or were they just some good samaritans
yea he was the owner of the car
TOS'd
03-14-2011 03:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by sliq
(Post 7343479)
yea he was the owner of the car
How did you come up with that conclusion? All he said was "back the fuck off the car" several times.
Mizter
03-14-2011 03:45 PM
I wished the video was longer so I can see what the 'presumed' owner of the car did...
lol retards theres like 20 cameras there, whoever owns the car just get one video and all those people are done, bye bye college
Living on/off campus in remote colleges/uni's is fucked up, when me and some guys from around here went to visit our buddy who went to school in Bishops in Quebec, we all pretty much had the same thought when we got to the school
"You guys live like this? lol...
They had "bottle smashing" parties where there would be like hundreds of ppl at a party just randomly smashing bottles inside/outside of the house, theres fucking glass -EVERYWHERE- there, and people who live off-campus have fucking dogs they walk around when there are shards of glass as far as the eye can see
Mananetwork
03-14-2011 05:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dhillon09
(Post 7343386)
Note to self, if you piss off mananetwork over the phone, don't shake his hand when you see him.
Did anyone else LOL when the guy fell through the sunroof and rolled away? hahaha
:fullofwin:
Hold up, i'm very frustrated with you. I'll give you a call back when I've thought this true
*fap fap fap*
BLUETIGER
03-14-2011 05:51 PM
lol @ the dude trying to put his elbow through the passenger side window
