College party turns into a riot as 400 drunk students throw glass bottles and TWERK against cop cars before police throw smoke bombs to bring them under control

  • Multiple partiers were arrested for violent behavior
  • 'There was drinking, it became disorderly and pretty much an out and out riot,' said SGT. Mike Scanlon
  • Up to 500 people converged on the park as cops worked to disperse them

By Associated Press

PUBLISHED: 10:01 EST, 13 October 2013 | UPDATED: 12:25 EST, 13 October 2013

Hundreds of college-age revelers in Washington state — thwarted in efforts to continue a large party — threw projectiles at police who responded with pepper spray to disperse them, officials said.

Multiple partiers were arrested during the fight late on Saturday and early on Sunday in Bellingham, according to police Sgt. Mike Scanlon.

The Belligham Herald reported that police were breaking up a block party at an apartment complex near Jersey Street at 9:30pm.

'There was drinking, it became disorderly and pretty much an out and out riot,' Scanlon told The Associated Press.

The riot lasted late into the night. Western Washington sophomore Sam Kaplan said a 'parade of people' made its way to the intersection, enlisting other nearby college partiers along the way.

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The instagram photographer (deliahatesyou) of this girl twerking on a police car wrote, 'They shot the homie in the head with a rubber bullet and tear gassed a collage party f#### da 5 O'

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The '5 O' battled up to 500 partiers who didn't want to stop raging

Scanlon said the unrest began as police dispersed a noisy party that had drawn a few hundred people.

Many of the revelers then moved to nearby Laurel Park, where they were joined by even more people, Scanlon said, calling it a 'large, intoxicated, disorderly crowd.'

The situation 'finally boiled over,' he said. 'They began hurling projectiles at police.'

Up to 500 people had converged on the park as police worked to disperse them, at one point using pepper spray, Scanlon said.

 

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It took about 45 minutes to clear the area and restore order.

Scanlon said that there were multiple arrests but he didn't have an exact figure. And he said he didn't know if there were any injuries.

Bellingham, home to Western Washington University, is located about 75 miles north of Seattle.

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Hundreds of drunk rioters threw projectiles at police officers

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The riot lasted from late Saturday night to early Sunday morning


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start bustin heads...

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Welcome to the new United States of Twerkamerica. This is progress, people.

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Twisted twitter tweeting twerking twits!

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DM wrote an article and didn't put the word drunk in quotes! ....Now work on the "I make a bazillion dollars a month at home" posts.

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yea, democracy at work, again. and we want to tell others how to become democracies. yea right.

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Hey the chick twerking on the side of the police car, give me a call sometimes lol

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Said the man with high standards.

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this is awesome, lol!!!!!!!! #workittwerkit

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this is awesome!

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Project X

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Whoever they ID with film & video make them pay for the damage. We need to hold people accountable!

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