A police officer was assaulted across the Boston Satisfaction occasion occurring within the metropolis the place three individuals have been arrested in what the police are calling “a developing situation.”
Boston Police Officer Mark Marron mentioned that “It’s a developing situation” however that it to date has not risen to the extent of an emergency response from the division. He mentioned the one response to date are the police who have been already assigned to keep up order.
BPD Sgt. Det. John Boyle later confirmed that three individuals, two girls and a person, have been arrested on the occasion. All will probably be charged with disturbing the peace whereas one in every of them may even be charged with assault and battery on a police officer.
Boyle mentioned that individual threw a water bottle stuffed with water on the officer.
The context of the scenario was not instantly clear on the scenario on Berkeley Road. The arrestees had nonetheless not been booked by 1 p.m.
Boston Satisfaction for the Folks contains three distinct occasions: a parade that lasts from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., a competition on Boston Widespread scheduled for midday by 6 p.m. and a block social gathering at Metropolis Corridor from 2 p.m. to eight p.m.
“We have over 300 contingents signed up to march, with nearly 15,000 people celebrating in their own way from Copley Square through the South End, before spilling into the festival at Boston Common. They come from all walks of life: community organizations, youth agencies, schools, small businesses, faith institutions, big companies, advocacy groups, individuals and many others,” organizers wrote on the occasion web site. “The beauty of how we live our truth as LGBTQ+ people will be on full display – In Living Color.”
The parade began at Clarendon Road and continued onto Tremont Road after which to Berkeley Road, Boylston Road after which onto Charles Road.
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